The British Defence Secretary has warned that Vladimir Putin sees the UK as his “number one enemy.”
John Healey gave a speech during the Lord Mayor London’s Defence Lecture at Mansion House, he said that Ukraine considers the UK as their “closest ally.”
Healey added, “This is why Putin ranks Britain as his number one enemy.”
Donald Trump is pressuring Volodymyr Zelensky to give up Ukrainian land to end the war, but the Ukrainian President hit back saying he will never giver “terrorists” a “reward for their crimes,” adding, “We count on out partners to support this position.”
The Sun reported the Defence Secretary saying, “The British public have shown, too, that our nation remains united for Ukraine,” and this year the British government is to hand a whopping “4.5 billion in military aid.
Healey said the UK is set to start manufacturing a new weapon to destroy the Russian Shahed drones “within weeks” using an interceptor drone, called “Octopus.”
This is part of a joint project between the UK and Ukraine which will build low cost unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), this have proven to be highly effective on the battlefield.
Ukrainian made interceptor drones will form part of a foundation of Europe’s “drone wall” which is aimed at protecting NATO’s eastern borders, The Telegraph previously reported.
