UK Unveils Ukraine Energy Deal and New Russia Sanctions After Deadly Strikes

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will announce a major energy deal for Ukraine and fresh sanctions against Russia as G7 leaders gather following another deadly Russian missile barrage across Ukraine, AFP reported.

The announcement comes after Russian strikes early Monday killed at least 11 people across Ukraine and sparked a fire at the Dormition Cathedral inside Kyiv’s historic Pechersk Lavra monastery complex.

Starmer’s office said the new energy package would help “power Ukraine for the next two years,” reinforcing Britain’s long-term support for Kyiv as Russia continues to target Ukraine’s energy infrastructure and civilian sites.

“We will stand with Ukraine for as long as it takes and this announcement reinforces that,” Starmer said, according to his office.

Energy deal to support Ukraine’s nuclear sector

The package includes £210 million ($282 million) in export finance, allowing UK-based Urenco to supply enriched uranium to Ukraine’s state nuclear power producer, Energoatom.

The deal is intended to strengthen Ukraine’s energy security as Moscow continues its campaign of attacks on power facilities and other critical infrastructure.

Starmer is expected to tell leaders at the G7 session that the group must “collectively go further to ensure Ukraine secures the just and lasting peace it deserves.”

New sanctions target shadow fleet and finance networks

The UK will also unveil new sanctions aimed at choking Russia’s war effort, Starmer’s office said.

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The measures will target Russia’s illicit shadow fleet and financial networks used to evade existing sanctions.

The shadow fleet has become a key tool for Moscow to move oil and generate revenue despite Western restrictions imposed over its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Starmer’s office said the sanctions would “choke Russia’s war effort across multiple fronts.”

The latest British package comes as Ukraine continues to press allies for stronger air defenses, energy support and tougher sanctions against Russia’s war economy.