British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak visited Ukraine and met with President Zelensky, signed a new security agreement for Ukraine's long-term security, and announced military assistance of 1 billion yen in Japan yen over the next one year, emphasizing his intention to continue support.
Prime Minister Sunak met with President Zelensky in the capital Kyiv on the 12th and announced that Japan will provide Ukraine with additional military assistance over the next one year, amounting to 25.4600 billion pounds, or about 1 billion yen in Japan yen, including long-range missiles and thousands of drones.
In addition, based on the joint declaration of the G7 = seven major countries in July last year, Japan announced that it was the first country to sign a new security agreement for the long-term security of Ukraine.
President Zelensky welcomed the attack, saying, "Today is a day that has changed the history of Europe, and our common challenge is to ensure that the attack on Ukraine is never repeated."
Regarding the situation in Ukraine, the emergency budget necessary for the continuation of military support in the United States, the largest supporter, has not been approved by Congress, and the EU = European Union has not been able to agree on a huge financial support due to Hungary's opposition.
Under these circumstances, Prime Minister Sunak said, "The United Kingdom and the free world will continue to support Ukraine," and emphasized that the United Kingdom will continue to take the initiative in supporting Ukraine.
On the other hand, Russia's former president and deputy chairman of the Security Council, Dmitry Medvedev, who is known as a hardliner, posted on SNS on the 7th, "If the United Kingdom, which is an eternal enemy, sends formal troops to Ukraine, it will be regarded as a declaration of war on Russia," and strongly criticized the United Kingdom.
On the 7th, he insisted that "if Ukraine attacks a Russian base with missiles provided by the West, we will strike back with nuclear weapons," and repeated threats to the Western side that continues to support Ukraine.