We have a 20% tax hike coming and people looking at eat or heat how the **** can we afford to give this money away.
Ahead of the prime minister’s visit, the UK government said it would give Ukraine £88m as part of an attempt to promote stable governance and reduce the country's reliance on Russian energy.
Alongside the announcement, Boris Johnson said: "It is the right of every Ukrainian to determine how they are governed. As a friend and a democratic partner, the UK will continue to uphold Ukraine's sovereignty in the face of those who seek to destroy it."
Foreign Secretary Liz Truss won’t be with the prime minister today after she revealed last night she had tested positive for Covid.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-60218443
Legal obligations
The UK has a legal duty to defend Ukraine's territorial integrity.
In 1994, the UK - along with the US - signed a memorandum at an international conference in Budapest promising "to respect the independence and sovereignty and the existing borders of Ukraine". They also promised to provide assistance to Ukraine if it "should become a victim of an act of aggression".
This was in return for Ukraine giving up its massive arsenal of nuclear weapons, a legacy of its membership of the Soviet Union.
It's worth noting that the other signatory to the Budapest memorandum was, er, Russia.
The memorandum is not a treaty and lawyers dispute whether it is legally enforceable. But it is a formal, public and written commitment by the UK to support Ukraine.
Ahead of the prime minister’s visit, the UK government said it would give Ukraine £88m as part of an attempt to promote stable governance and reduce the country's reliance on Russian energy.
Alongside the announcement, Boris Johnson said: "It is the right of every Ukrainian to determine how they are governed. As a friend and a democratic partner, the UK will continue to uphold Ukraine's sovereignty in the face of those who seek to destroy it."
Foreign Secretary Liz Truss won’t be with the prime minister today after she revealed last night she had tested positive for Covid.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-60218443
Legal obligations
The UK has a legal duty to defend Ukraine's territorial integrity.
In 1994, the UK - along with the US - signed a memorandum at an international conference in Budapest promising "to respect the independence and sovereignty and the existing borders of Ukraine". They also promised to provide assistance to Ukraine if it "should become a victim of an act of aggression".
This was in return for Ukraine giving up its massive arsenal of nuclear weapons, a legacy of its membership of the Soviet Union.
It's worth noting that the other signatory to the Budapest memorandum was, er, Russia.
The memorandum is not a treaty and lawyers dispute whether it is legally enforceable. But it is a formal, public and written commitment by the UK to support Ukraine.
