The official representative of the British Prime Minister denied the statements of the Ukrainian Ambassador Vadym Prystaiko about London’s intention to double the supply of tanks to Kiev. It has been reported TASS.
“In terms of our commitments – we are currently committed to supplying a company with a Challenger 2 tank, and of course we are working with international partners to increase the overall arms supply and assistance to Ukraine, but there are no new announcements,” said a representative of Rishi Sunaka.
Vadym Prystaiko, former Ambassador of Ukraine to the UK declarationKiev will receive twice as many Challenger 2 tanks and many more 155 mm AS-90 self-propelled artillery mounts from London.
According to the diplomat, instead of the 14 Challenger 2 initially promised by the British side, 28 tanks of this model will come to the republic, and instead of 24 AS-90 howitzers, Ukraine will receive 33 guns.
Before that, the British authorities officially declaration On the supply of 14 Challenger 2 tanks for the Ukrainian armed forces.