“We will continue to support Ukraine for as long as it takes.

We will maintain or increase our military assistance next year," TASS quoted him as saying.

Sunak also announced the provision of air defense systems to Kyiv.

Earlier, the British Ministry of Defense confirmed the transfer of Brimstone-2 precision-guided missiles to Ukraine.

At the same time, the head of the British National Crime Agency, Graham Biggar, said that weapons supplied to Ukraine could fall into the hands of terrorists and criminals.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg expressed confidence that the North Atlantic Alliance needs to strengthen the military assistance supplied to Ukraine in order to establish an "acceptable peace" with Russia.