Grant Shapps visits British and Ukrainian soldiers training in North Yorkshire

Grant Shapps visits British and Ukrainian soldiers training in North Yorkshire

Grant Shapps, the Defence Secretary, has urged American politicians to support Ukraine and agree a new package of financial support, arguing it is “in the interests of the United States of America”.

After visiting British and Ukrainian soldiers at Catterick Garrison in North Yorkshire today, Mr Shapps was asked about the ongoing impasse in the US Congress over President Joe Biden’s planned $60 billion dollar (£47.5 billion) military aid package for Kyiv.

Mr Shapps said: “My message to those on Capitol Hill is really simple – I was in the White House and Capitol Hill last month.
“It is: do this because it’s in the interests of the United States of America.”

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