UK to provide £192m loan guarantee to boost Ukraine nuclear capabilities
UK to provide £192m loan guarantee to boost Ukraine nuclear capabilities
The government hopes funding will strengthen Ukraine's energy security and help end its dependence on nuclear services and nuclear fuel from Russia.
That's a chonkin' tank in the background. What kind of tank or self-propelled artillery is that?
2S19 Msta-S , from what I could gather. The western ones (M109, Krab, PzH 2000, etc.) all have a turret with overhang.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
Energy secretary Grant Shapps has visited Ukraine to announce fresh financial support for its nuclear fuel supply in a bid to end its reliance on Russia.
According to the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, the new loan will take the UK's non-military financial assistance to Ukraine close to £5bn.
On his visit to Ukraine, Mr Shapps met senior Ukrainian ministers and energy industry figures and visited a power station that is undergoing repairs after it was damaged by Russian bombing.
He also visited a children's nursery attended by Nikita, the young son of the family he took in under the UK's Homes for Ukraine scheme - where he played a recorded message from the boy.
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"Being here on the ground, it's truly remarkable witnessing first-hand the sheer courage, resolve and gritty determination of the Ukrainian people.
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Brinkmanship
The article is talking about nuclear power plants. There is no mention of nuclear weapons. Ukraine gave all its nukes to Russia decades ago.