Ukraine's allies have pledged a record 21 billion euros (£18.2 billion) of military aid for Kyiv, the Defence Secretary announced, as he warned that 2025 was "the critical year" for the war.The commitments follow a meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group (UDCG) chaired by John Healey and his German counterpart, Boris Pistorius, at Nato headquarters in Brussels on Friday.

Ukraine's allies have pledged a record 21 billion euros (£18.2 billion) of military aid for Kyiv, the Defence Secretary announced, as he warned that 2025 was "the critical year" for the war.The commitments follow a meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group (UDCG) chaired by John Healey and his German counterpart, Boris Pistorius, at Nato headquarters in Brussels on Friday.