RISHI Sunak will today tell world leaders that he will never flinch from defending Ukraine.
He will use the G7 summit to unveil a £242million package of support to help rebuild the crippled country.
Rishi Sunak has vowed never to flinch from defending UkraineEPA
Georgia Meloni of Italy will join Sunak at the upcoming G7 summit in PugliaThe Mega Agency
If election opinion polls are right, the trip to the Italian city of Puglia could see his last meeting as PM with the group of top nations.
He is likely to get good luck messages from host Georgia Meloni of Italy, and US President Biden — as well as political “frenemy” Emmanuel Macron of France.
The Pope is also due to attend.
Yesterday, Mr Sunak said: “We must be decisive in our efforts to support Ukraine at this critical moment.
“We must move from ‘As long as it takes’ to ‘Whatever it takes’ if we are to end Putin’s illegal war.”
In April, Sunak gave a chilling warning that Putin will not stop at the Poland border should the despot defeat Ukraine in the war.
As the West heads for a nuclear showdown, gunboats, lethal missiles and armoured vehicles were sent to repel Vlad under Britain’s largest-ever tranche of military aid for Ukraine.
The immediate funding was to support “the highest priority capabilities”, a Downing Street spokesperson said.
Including further ammunition, air defence and drones, the cash boost would take the UK’s support for Kyiv to £3billion this financial year.
A Downing Street spokesperson said that the PM spoke to President Zelensky to assure him of the UK’s steadfast support for Ukraine’s defence against “Russia’s brutal and expansionist ambitions”.