Britain's Cameron, in Kyiv, promises Ukraine aid for 'as long as it takes'


FILE PHOTO: Britain's Foreign Secretary David Cameron speaks during a press conference with Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Jeenbek Kulubaev (not pictured), in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, during his five-day tour of the Central Asia region, April 22, 2024. Stefan Rousseau/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

KYIV (Reuters) - British Foreign Secretary David Cameron promised three billion pounds ($3.74 billion) of annual military aid for Ukraine for "as long as it takes" on Thursday, adding that London had no objection to the weapons being used inside Russia.

"We will give three billion pounds every year for as long as is necessary. We've just really emptied all we can in terms of giving equipment," he told Reuters in an interview on a visit to in Kyiv, adding that the aid package was the largest from the UK so far.

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