The UK will maintain its £3 billion annual commitment to military support for Ukraine through 2025 and beyond, according to Defence Secretary John Healey.
The assurance came during a debate in the House of Commons on 10 February 2025, as MPs discussed the ongoing need to provide critical support to Ukraine amid its continued defence against Russian aggression.
“The Government have committed to maintain £3 billion in military aid to Ukraine this year, next year, and each year for as long as it takes,” Healey told MPs, underlining the UK’s long-term role in supporting Kyiv’s war effort.
Sir Iain Duncan Smith, MP for Chingford and Woodford Green, highlighted the urgency of delivering specific weapons systems, having recently returned from a visit to Ukraine near the front lines.
“I was very close to the front and talked to many of the military commanders there, and they made it very clear to me that they were desperately short of artillery pieces, 155 mm, and, most importantly, munitions—they could hardly respond to the Russians,” he said.
Duncan Smith emphasised the importance of C-RAM (counter-rocket, artillery, and mortar) defence systems to protect critical energy infrastructure and civilian areas, stressing that many nations, including European allies and the United States, had pledged such equipment but faced delays in delivering it.
“Without that hardware, Ukraine runs the risk of losing this war,” he warned, urging the UK to push allies to deliver on their commitments while enhancing its own contributions.
In response, Healey reiterated the UK’s focus on speeding up support for Ukraine, noting that it had been a priority since his appointment as Defence Secretary. “From my second day in this job, when I was in Odessa with President Zelensky, I made the commitment that the UK would step up and speed up support for Ukraine, which is exactly what we have done,” he said, adding that the issue would be central to upcoming meetings with international defence partners.
Torcuil Crichton, MP for Na h-Eileanan an Iar, welcomed the long-term funding but emphasised the importance of domestic support initiatives for Ukrainians. “Along with many hon. Members on both sides of the House, I welcome the £3 billion commitment to Ukraine this year, next year and the year after,” he said. He highlighted local efforts, including a Valentine’s Day reception for Ukrainian refugees in his constituency, aimed at demonstrating solidarity.
Healey praised the initiative and noted the importance of the UK’s response to both Ukrainian refugees and military needs. “The UK has a proud unity on Ukraine, and it has given a proud welcome to Ukrainians under the Homes for Ukraine scheme since day one of Putin’s illegal full-scale invasion,” he said.
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What do you think if the UK speed up military equipment for the more and more stretched armed forces. ?
That is all the more reason for Ukraine to win. It’s far better for everyone if Russia loses now rather than having to beat them later on.
I wish I could like this comment.
Although the only thing that annoys me with the military aid is it seems we take ages to replace it or we dont at all. Obviously that’s not Ukraine’s fault and I hope the smash the ruzzians but it’s something we really need to sort out. There’s still other major conflicts around the globe we could be involved in.
Healey has stated the obvious but why not apply that thinking to the British armed Forces aswell ??.
Because that would be common sense…
We seriously need to move to wartime production!
There are several news reports of Russian economy faltering. It could be that Russia will not be able to continue next year. Then what happens? Old Donald & US gets trillions$$ in Ukraine minerals?
Try reading IMF or world bank reports, or some 3rd party media, ignore western or Russian media, maybe you get better idea
How’s your prices for goods comrade?
Try doing some research comrade
There’s plenty of independent info out there including videos of butter in theft prove containers,price of spuds,apples etc👍
The bigger pinch will be when Russia runs out of it’s Soviet Stockpile to reactivate.
Is it meant to be early next year they’re due to expend all of their tanks?
Is the £3bn a year best spent on supporting the Ukraine military, or boosting the UK’s own armed forces? Remember that the last round of brutal defence cuts in December ’24 (including the loss of HMS Bulwark and Albion) will “save” just £500m over 10 years! It’s a tough call, but given that the USA is the predominant donor it will be Trump who ultimately decides if we are now wasting our money – or alternatively have to double up to start matching the USA on a GDP basis. That would however allow the government to claim that it’s spending 2.5% of UK GDP on defence, without actually giving an extra penny to the MOD!
The EU is a major donor aswell. Europe actually does alot and is boosting its military productions and military aid. And the best type of aid is helping Ukraine produce its own weapons and ammo. They’ve built up their own production quite impressively (think Norway had a big part to play), although its not enough to sustain themselves it certainly helps.
Still think Europe (UK included) could do alot more for our own militaries and Ukraine’s. This war could’ve ended a year or so ago.
Question – the £3Bn/yr in aid comes from the Treasury or the MoD budget?
Does it matter? It all comes out of our pockets.
From the Defence Budget – or it counts towards the total.
That was what I heard the Chancellor say.
More relevantly, I thought there was a recent extra pledge making it up to £4.5bn for Ukraine.
These Ukraine articles are always a laugh.
Jingoism, ignorance and stupidity all in equal large measures.
Your posts aren’t that bad! Give yourself a little bit of credit.
Come on then instead of sniping from the sidelines please explain in detail your position on this aid.
I’m sure it will make interesting reading👍
Yeah, you’re guilty of all three but your spelling’s decent, at least.
Well done!
We say in Feb 2025, what should have been said in Feb 2022.
To what end? Who to believe?
I think that to keep the UK population on side there needs to be better reporting from the BBC et al on what is happening, Zelensky also needs to to say more and more often about what our supply is doing and what he actually is going to achieve in a little more detail, whilst not giving away information too useful to Putin. We collectively need to be woken up as to what the future might mean to us and definitely in terms of our own spending and readiness.
Its stalemate there, we are skint. We have run down our armed forces. We have next to no ASP Arty, low ammo stokes. All these fools saying Russia will attack the Baltics etc next are deluded and just saying so we keep funding Ukraine. Russia is NEVER going to take on NATO. We need fix whats broken here and all this gifting etc needs to stop.
Are own Army is a weak mess, and sorry but adding Ukraine is bleeding the MOD’s money dry. No doubt the few on here will claim i am a Russian bot etc but no, its simple we can not afford it. We have run our own army down doing it. Its robbing Peter to pay Paul. Any ione who reall thinks Poland etc is next is not all there fact. It just them trying scare etc over a real non story.
We are not skint. Just our taxes are mismanaged. Keeps getting thrown at the NHS and major projects in South England. I’d rather more money went to the military and more money going to deprived areas. We need to kick start our economy. Targetting poorer areas is the way to do it.
More money to the military, but focus as much as possible of it on UK suppliers. That’ll help local economies around the country and make us more self-sufficient in terms of stocks of munitions, spare vehicles, spare parts etc.
So, you’re saying give up on Ukraine and throw them to the wolves; let them be overrun by the Orcs and just look after ourselves?
Firstly I think that’s cold and completely cowardly & selfish. We didn’t have to go to war with Nazi Germany over Poland, but it was the right thing to do. Supporting Ukraine in keeping free from Russia is also the right thing to do.
Even from a purely pragmatic standpoint, it’s better for Russia to shatter themselves against Ukraine than them managing to win, rearming and then facing the prospect of taking them on again directly later. Withdrawing support from Ukraine is basically telling Putin we’re not willing to accept any hardship in supporting Ukraine, and gives him the green light to take all of Ukraine, either now or in years to come. You’re basically telling him, whether knowingly or not, that we’re not prepared to stop him.
You say Russia isn’t going to take on NATO, but you don’t know that. If we, the rest of Europe and the US give up on Ukraine now it’ll embolden Putin; he’ll know that the West has no real long-term resolve, and that all he has to do is make things inconvenient for us and we’ll back off and let him have his way. If he rolls into a border town in Estonia, Latvia or Lithuania, he’ll be doing so on the belief that we won’t take them on – because we’ll have backed off on helping Ukraine when the going got tough.
And even if Putin doesn’t make a move on any other country, Xi Jinping might. If Russia wins in Ukraine it’ll embolden him, seeing that all he needs is perseverance to defeat the West, and he’ll move on Taiwan. That war would see far higher losses; the US and allies will lose ships, aircraft, and soldiers by the thousands and will cost the entire world economically even if they stay out of it.
Yes, our own forces are in a mess but that’s down to governments on both sides cutting and refusing to fund it properly. There’s nothing saying we can’t do both, that we can’t replace our equipment in good time. It’s just the lack of political will.
Good excellent, I am all for giving Ukraine more but can we please stop carving it out of the MoD already inadequate budget and fund it directly from the treasury.!!
Step up, speed up, strut your funky stuff oh boy.
We’ve had enough of fighting Russia to the last Ukrainian.
Peace over war everytime. 🫶✌️