Britain said it would provide further military support for Ukraine worth 1.3 billion pounds. The announcement was made ahead of a meeting by video link of the G7 leaders with Ukrainian president Volodymy Zelensky. This is the most Britain has spent in a conflict since Iraq and Afghanistan. NATO believes Russia’s war against Ukraine will not end soon, but that the latter will prevail and NATO will provide assistance, said the alliance’s secretary general Jens Stoltenberg. NATO’s main mission is to prevent the war from spilling out outside Ukraine and to minimise risks through collective defence and deterrence and consolidating its positions on the eastern flank. Stoltenberg said Germany is playing the main role in this mission. On the ground, Ukraine bombed Russian positions on Snake Island, which is located some 45 km from Romania. It also continues diplomatic efforts to rescue its fighters trapped in the Azovstal steelworks, the last stronghold of the Ukrainian forces in the port city of Mariupol, after the last civilians were evacuated on Saturday.
