UK signs ‘historic’ security deal with Ukraine and pledges billions more in arms

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Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelenskiy awarding Britain's prime minister Rishi Sunak with an Order of Freedom following their meeting in Kyiv on Friday. Photograph: Anatolii Stepanov/AFP Ukraine and the UK have signed what both called a “historic” agreement on security co-operation as British prime minister Rishi Sunak visited Kyiv and announced plans to provide another £2.5 billion (€2.9bn) in military aid to the embattled country. The deal “formalises a range of support the UK has been and will continue to provide for Ukraine’s security, including intelligence-sharing, cyber security, medical and military training, and defence industrial co-operation”, Mr Sunak’s office said on...