Lise Truss. File photoMOSCOW, Sep 20 British Prime Minister Liz Truss is set to inform world leaders this week of London's plans to provide Ukraine with at least £2.3bn (about $2.6bn) in aid military assistance in 2023, according to the Financial Times. «Lise Truss will inform world leaders this week that Britain will provide (Ukraine — ed.) next year an amount that will equal or exceed the 2.3 billion allocated to Ukraine for military action against Russia in 2022, (Truss to announce — ed.) on his first overseas trip as UK Prime Minister,» Truss, who met with many leaders at the state funeral of Elizabeth II on Monday in London, said in a statement. , on Tuesday, is expected to arrive in New York and announce its intention to continue supporting Ukraine in the long term, the newspaper writes. During the visit, she will hold bilateral talks with US President Joe Biden. In addition, Truss will hold talks with French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday. At the end of August, the British authorities announced that the country had allocated £2.3 billion to Kyiv since the start of the Russian special operation in Ukraine. Britain had already announced plans to help Ukraine — in August, Boris Johnson, now the country's former prime minister, announced a new £54 million ($63.5 million) military aid package to Ukraine that includes missile systems, 850 Black Hornet microdrones and 2,000 other drones.
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