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Defence Secretary John Healey takes questions during a media conference after a meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact group at Nato headquarters in Brussels, February 12, 2025
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LABOUR pledged today to pour more money and arms into the Ukraine conflict even as the prospect of peace emerged this week.
Turning his back on US President Donald Trump’s negotiations, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said Britain would continue to “ramp up the money, the capability that we are putting into Ukraine.”
He added that it was “really important that Ukraine is in the strongest possible position, whether that’s in discussions or whether it’s continued fighting.”
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