British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer announces £35 million in emergency aid for Ukraine to bolster its energy infrastructure against the approaching winter. Concurrently, the UK implements sanctions targeting 20 vessels involved in transporting illicit Russian oil, dubbed Putin's 'shadow fleet'.
Sir Keir Starmer today pledged £35million more in emergency cash for Ukraine to help repair the country's energy grid ahead of its third winter of war with Russia . The Prime Minister announced the extra funding for Kyiv alongside fresh sanctions against Vladimir Putin 's 'shadow fleet' carrying illicit Russia n oil. It came as Sir Keir attended day two of a Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) summit in Estonia, before he visited British troops serving on Russia 's border.
While meeting European allies in Estonian capital Tallinn, the PM said new sanctions against 20 vessels would 'add further pressure to Putin's stalling war economy'. Ocean Faye, Andaman Skies and Mianzimu, which have each carried more than four million barrels of Russian oil in 2024, were among the 20 ships targeted. Sanctions have also been slapped on 2Rivers DMCC and 2Rivers PTE LTD, which Downing Street branded 'key lynchpins in enabling the trading of Putin's precious oil'. No10 said the UK had now sanctioned more than 100 ships for transporting Russian energy, including 93 oil tankers, more than any other nation. Denmark, Sweden, Poland, Finland and Estonia have agreed to work together alongside Britain to tackle the ships. Sir Keir Starmer pledged £35million more in emergency cash for Ukraine to help repair the country's energy grid ahead of its third winter of war with Russia The PM spoke to crew in the control room as he toured HMS Iron Duke in Tallinn, Estonia Denmark, Sweden, Poland, Finland and Estonia have agreed to work together alongside Britain to tackle Vladimir Putin's 'shadow fleet' carrying illicit Russian oil The PM has said that Ukraine will need more funding and capability as the conflict continues The £35million in UK funding for Ukraine is made up of a £20million cash uplift for emergency energy needs such as making repairs to energy infrastructure and power generation. The other £15million is for humanitarian support as temperatures drop in the winte
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