EVIAN: The UK will supply enriched uranium to Ukraine for its nuclear power stations and impose new sanctions against Russia, Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced ahead of a G7 summit session.
Denouncing Russia’s “barbaric strikes” on Ukraine, Starmer said the UK is “stepping up” by “choking off the revenues that fuel Putin’s war and powering Ukraine through the winters ahead.”
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is attending the summit of seven leading world powers in the French resort town of Evian-les-Bains, as allies look to tilt the balance in Kyiv’s favour after more than four years of war.
His appearance comes after a Russian barrage of missiles early Monday killed at least 11 people across Ukraine and sparked a fire at one of the most important Orthodox monasteries in the capital.
Starmer’s office said the energy deal would “power Ukraine for the next two years”.
“We will stand with Ukraine for as long as it takes and this announcement reinforces that,” Starmer said.
Some £210 million ($282 million) worth of export finance will allow UK-based Urenco to supply enriched uranium to Ukraine’s nuclear power producer, Energoatom.
The new sanctions will “choke Russia’s war effort across multiple fronts” by targeting Russia’s illicit shadow fleet and finance networks used to circumvent sanctions, Starmer’s office said.
The British premier is under pressure at home after his defence minister resigned in a row over military spending last week.
