Grants to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (administrator of International Fund for Ukraine)

Overview

The purpose of the grant is to provide funding to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland via the UK Ministry of Defence (UK MOD) as a financial contribution to the International Fund for Ukraine (IFU). Australia has provided military assistance as part of its support to Ukraine in response to Russia’s full-scale invasion from February 2022. This grant forms part of the support provided to Ukraine to defend the fundamental principles that underpin a stable, peaceful and prosperous world. The objective of the grant is to provide funding which will then be used by the UK MOD to procure priority military equipment, military training and other supplies for Ukraine under the IFU’s procurement processes. The purpose of the IFU is to ensure the continued supply of military support, lethal and non-lethal, to Ukraine through 2024 and beyond. The grant was announced by the Australian Government on 15 February 2024.