West to send ‘more lethal aid’ to Ukraine, UK defence minister says

Ben Wallace says donor conference of over 35 countries discussed need to change type of weaponry supplied

Britain’s defence secretary has said western nations have agreed to send armoured vehicles and long-range artillery to Ukraine, at a special donor conference attended by more than 35 countries, including the US.

Ben Wallace, who convened the event, said there would be “more lethal aid going into Ukraine” but that it would not include tanks or some of the other more deadly weapons that Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, had asked for in the past week.

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