Britain allocates another £20 million to support Ukrainian energy sector
The United Kingdom will provide an additional £20 million ($26.8 million) to support Ukraine's energy infrastructure.
This was reported by the British government's press service, according to Ukrinform.
London announced this decision on January 16, on the first anniversary of the One Hundred Year Partnership Agreement between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Ukraine.
It is noted that these funds will provide heating and electricity to millions of Ukrainians.
The funding will be used to repair, restore, protect, and secure energy supplies across the country, ensuring electricity and heating for homes, hospitals, and schools during harsh winter conditions.
“The people of Ukraine should be in no doubt - we will stand with you today, tomorrow and for the next 100 years, both at home and on the international stage, because what happens in Ukraine matters to us all,” Prime Minister Keir Starmer stated.
In addition, the UK is expanding its school twinning program, benefiting 54,000 British and Ukrainian students. Over the next three years, another 300 schools from both countries will participate in the 100 Year Partnership schools twinning program.
As reported by Ukrinform, on January 14, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that a state of emergency would be declared in Ukraine's energy sector.
The Ukrainian government is taking measures to overcome the consequences of the emergency situation that has arisen in the energy system as a result of intense Russian shelling and the harshest winter in 20 years.
The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry, together with the Ministry of Energy, is convening an “Energy Ramstein” meeting to secure maximum support from Ukraine's international partners amid Russia's attacks on the energy sector.