Britain and European allies ‘pledge to give Ukraine BILLIONS more in aid’ after Trump’s blistering Zelensky attack
AS tensions rise between Europe and the US over a Ukraine peace deal, Britain and its allies have reportedly pledged to send billions more in aid to President Zelensky, according to a report.
The UK is reportedly set to funnel an extra £1.5 billion into "keeping Ukraine in the fight" until a peace deal can be agreed with Russia after Donald Trump blasted Zelensky as a "dictator".
The Mirror has been told by Western officials that the UK will send a total of £4.5billion to Ukraine this year after boosting the nation with £3billion each year since the conflict began in 2022.
The additional funding to "keep Ukraine in the fight until they get peace" will be taken from unfrozen Russian assets, it is claimed.
It is thought that the aid will help Ukraine find "peace through strength".
Additional aid has come from the US after former President Joe Biden signed off on sending more than £2billion to Ukraine before he left office.
Biden's move is being seen as one of the last shows of support coming from the US after President Trump strongly rebuked Ukraine on social media saying he "played Biden like a fiddle".
Trump unleashed a blistering attack on Zelensky on his Truth Social account on Wednesday calling him a "dictator" and a "moderately successful" comedian.
It comes as:
- Zelensky said Trump was living in a 'disinformation bubble'
- Trump demanded elections in Ukraine
- Ukraine warned Vlad is 'bluffing' over talks with Trump
- Putin blitzed Ukraine leaving 160k without power
- Nato held war games in Romania
- US could withdraw troops from Nato's frontline
- Could the 'Iron General' be the new president on Ukraine?
Ukraine has not held elections since 2019 due to the martial law edict - and Trump has framed Zelensky as an illegitmate leader.
The 78-year-old also accused Zelensky of having "talked the US into a war that couldn't be won" as he seemingly sidelined the nation.
Trump has been attempting to open talks with Vladimir Putin to end the brutal war between Russia and Ukraine.
It is a move that has been blasted by world leaders and sparked concerns for Zelensky, who feels frozen out of talks and has said Ukraine will not accept any deal made without their input.
The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan slammed Trump's move as "bonkers" while the UK's former defence secretary Ben Wallace also criticised the new president.
Wallace told LBC: "I know Mar-a-Largo is quite close to Disney World, but that was pure Disney in both sort of facts and reality."
Trump's move closer to Russia is signifying efforts to bring Putin back in from the cold.
He has boasted of "successfully negotiating an end to the War with Russia, something...only TRUMP, and the Trump Administration, can do."
US and Russian officials met on Tuesday in Saudi Arabia to begin peace talks with Europe and Ukraine not having a seat at the table.
There is also set to be a face-to-face summit in the coming weeks between Trump and Vlad.
European leaders have been wrongfooted by Trump's screeching reversal of his predecessor Biden's support for Kyiv.
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And now they are scrambling to figure out how - if they can at all - support Ukraine in the fact of a total withdrawal by the US.
Trump's blast came just hours after Zelensky attacked the US President - accusing him of living in a "Russian disinformation bubble".
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