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Cooper Announces £142 Million Ukraine Aid and 100 New Russia Sanctions on First Kyiv Visit

The trip underscored a strategy to pair winter relief with tougher economic pressure following a surge in Russian strikes, including a drone incursion into Polish airspace.

Overview

  • Britain’s package allocates £100 million for humanitarian support and £42 million to repair and protect energy infrastructure ahead of winter.
  • The UK introduced 100 new sanctions targeting Russia’s military and energy networks, including 70 vessels in the so‑called shadow fleet that moves Russian oil.
  • Named targets include suppliers of electronics and other components for Russian weapons such as China‑based Shenzhen Blue Hat and Turkey‑based Mastel Makina, alongside associated executives.
  • Yvette Cooper met President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha and Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko to advance defense cooperation, including talks on producing Ukrainian‑designed interceptor drones in Britain.
  • The Foreign Secretary inspected bomb damage at Kyiv’s Cabinet of Ministers building and visited destroyed residential sites, signaling continued UK backing as Russia intensifies aerial attacks.