UK's commercial proxy war of attrition continues against Russia

Editor's note: The US under the incoming Trump administration are willing to ease economic sanctions on Russia to end the UK's commercial proxy war of attrition using Ukraine as a battering ram against Russia. As far as the British oligarchy are concerned the UK's commercial proxy war on Russia will continue even if it takes 100 years. The British are not going to back down even going so far as planning to build its military bases and warehouses in Ukraine. The UK is also transferring additional air defense systems to Ukraine to protect both British and Ukrainian military assets from being attacked by Russia. NATO is not so much of a proxy for the US as NATO is for the British. British influence and control over NATO is likely far more than what US influence is although that would have to be revealed by more discovery. Once again, what we are seeing with Ukraine is British brains and American muscle. 

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Blasts in Kyiv as Starmer inks 100-year accord

By AFP/KYIV | January 17, 2025

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer signed a "landmark" 100-year partnership agreement with Ukraine during an unannounced visit to the war-torn country yesterday, seeking to shore up support for Kyiv before Donald Trump returns to the White House.

Loud blasts and air raid sirens rang out over the Ukrainian capital after Starmer's arrival as air defence systems in central Kyiv repelled a Russian drone attack, officials and AFP journalists reported. In Starmer's first official visit to Kyiv since taking office last July, he pledged steadfast support for Ukraine in the face of the Russian invasion, and said any deal to end the fighting must "guarantee" Ukraine’s security and independence.

The visit is the latest meeting that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is holding in a flurry of talks with his country's allies before Trump's return next week.

The incoming Republican has stoked fears in Kyiv and Europe that he will cut Washington's vital military aid or force Ukraine to accept a ceasefire on terms that reward Russia for its February 2022 invasion. Starmer said he would "work with all of our allies" to ensure any settlement was "robust enough to guarantee Ukraine's security, guarantee any possible peace and deter any future aggression."

Under the 100-year agreement, London and Kyiv pledged to "deepen defence co-operation" and boost Ukraine's defence industry, recognising it as a "future Nato ally."

Speaking in Kyiv, Starmer hailed it as a "landmark agreement, the very first of its kind, a new partnership between the UK and Ukraine that reflects the huge affection that exists between our two nations."

Zelensky said ties with Britain were "closer than ever" and called the new agreement “truly comprehensive."

Starmer had kicked off the visit by laying wreaths with Zelensky to commemorate killed Ukrainian soldiers and visiting a burns hospital treating wounded servicemen.

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