UK does not consider possibility of providing lethal weapons to Ukraine

11:17, 20.11.2017 1 min read

The UK continues helping Ukraine, but the issue of possible lethal weapons delivery is not being considered, British Deputy Ambassador to Ukraine Helen Fazey has said.

We preserve our military assistance to Ukraine. We are constantly looking for ways to strengthen this assistance. But we are not considering the issue of lethal weapons, Fazey said during a conference in Kyiv on Monday.

At the same time, she noted that official London intends to preserve aid to Ukraine in the future. By training the Ukrainian military, by supporting the ongoing reforms in the country, but there is no issue of lethal weapons on the agenda, she said.