Policy paper

UK support to Ukraine: factsheet

Updated 30 April 2025

Russia바카라 사이트™s illegal invasion of Ukraine poses a serious threat to UK prosperity and security. We are proud to be a leading partner in providing vital support to Ukraine.

In total, the UK has committed £18 billion for Ukraine:

  • £13 billion in military support (including our £2.26 billion ERA Loan contribution)
  • £5 billion in non-military support Ìý

Diplomacy

  • the UK, alongside France, is leading efforts to build a 바카라 사이트˜Coalition of the Willing바카라 사이트™ to defend any peace deal and support Ukraine바카라 사이트™s future security

  • ³Ù³ó±ðÌýUK-Ukraine 100 Year PartnershipÌýis fostering broader and closer collaboration across 9 key pillars, including defence and security, science and technology, and economy and trade (signed at leader-level on 16 January 2025)

  • both leaders announced the intention to restart our bilateral Strategic Dialogue this year. The inaugural meetings took place in 2021

  • ³Ù³ó±ðÌý condemning:
    • Russia바카라 사이트™s invasion of Ukraine: 24 February 2025, 23 February 2023 and 2 March 2022
    • Russia바카라 사이트™s attacks on Ukraine바카라 사이트™s critical energy infrastructure, including nuclear facilities: 24 July 2024
    • Russia바카라 사이트™s attempted illegal annexation of 4 eastern Ukrainian regions: 12 October 2022
  • we regularly use the UN Security Council to condemn Russia바카라 사이트™s attacks on Ukraine and reaffirm that Russian disinformation, false accusations and violations of UNSC resolutions will not deter our steadfast support for Ukraine. This included the Foreign Secretary using the UK바카라 사이트™s November 2024 Council Presidency to mark 1,000 days since Russia바카라 사이트™s full-scale invasion of Ukraine and reiterate the importance for the world of Putin failing
  • we use ³Ù³ó±ðÌýÌýas a forum to hold Russia accountable:

  • we use the to show UK support for the IAEA바카라 사이트™s efforts towards nuclear safety in Ukraine, particularly at ZNPP (Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant). We hold Russia directly accountable for the nuclear safety and security challenges Ukraine now faces, including from Russia바카라 사이트™s missile strikes on Ukraine바카라 사이트™s energy grid

Military

Non-military

  • the UK바카라 사이트™s non-military commitments to Ukraine since the start of the invasion come to £5 billion. This includes:

Humanitarian

Recovery and reconstruction

  • ³Ù³ó±ðÌýUK co-hosted the London Ukraine Recovery Conference in 2023, raising over $60 billion

  • Ìý(MIGA), part of the World Bank group, and through ³Ù³ó±ðÌýÌýto boost inward investment into Ukraine

  • UK Export Finance has committed £3.5 billion of financial support for critical reconstruction, energy and defence projects in Ukraine. This support has already enabled the reconstruction of 6 key bridges in the Kyiv region and the delivery of mine countermeasure vessels

  • through our development finance institution, British International Investment (BII), we are working in partnership with ³Ù³ó±ðÌýÌýto make trade finance available to support critical imports and exports to and from Ukraine.ÌýÌý (11 September 2024)

  • our Good Governance Fund for Ukraine, a £38 million 3-year technical assistance programme, counters corruption and supports reform

  • aÌýnew £50 million economic recovery programmeÌýwill unlock hundreds of millions of pounds worth of private lending to bolster the growth and resilience of small and medium businesses in Ukraine (£40 million announced 12 January 2025, £10 million boost announced 5 February 2025)

Energy

Sanctions

  • the UK has sanctioned over 2,300 individuals and entities, over 2,100 of which have been sanctioned since Russia바카라 사이트™s full-scale invasion

  • UK, US and EU sanctions have deprived Russia of over $450 billion in revenue since February 2022, equivalent to around 3 more years of funding for the invasion

  • collective G7 sanctions have disrupted Russia바카라 사이트™s shadow fleet, which it spent over $10 billion to purchase. Since July, we have sanctioned 129 oil tankers, 9 LNG carriers and 6 vessels involved in the transport of military goods. Many of these sanctioned vessels have been unable to continue in the Russian oil trade

  • Russian oil revenues were down 27% in 2024 (January to November) compared to the same period in 2022
  • this government has imposed sanctions against:

War crimes and justice

  • the UK announcedÌý£4.5 million of new funding to support Ukraine바카라 사이트™s domestic war crimes investigations (29 December 2024). As of March 2025, our overall contribution stands at £11.3 million

  • we have also given anÌýadditional £2.3 million to the International Criminal Court

  • the UK has been an active member of the Core Group of countries, which has agreed draft texts to establish aÌýÌýagainst Ukraine under the framework of the Council of Europe (21 March 2025)

  • we are a founding member and Chair of the Conference of Participants of the , which allows Ukrainians to record losses, injury or damage as a result of the war

  • we are supporting Ukraine바카라 사이트™s efforts to establish a that would assess the claims submitted under the Register of Damage. In March 2025, the UK joined the Intergovernmental Negotiation Committee as a next step towards agreeing the institutional structure and mandate of such a mechanism

Trade

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Ukrainians in the UK

Contact: fcdo.correspondence@fcdo.gov.uk

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