Britain in £1billion Ukraine arms boost as West builds anti-Russia Iron Curtain

BRITAIN handed Ukraine a £1billion arms boost yesterday — as the West built its own Iron Curtain against Russia. Sweden and Finland were cleared to join Nato, Britain put thousands more troops on stand-by in Estonia, and US President Joe Biden agreed to more planes at UK bases. Britain handed Ukraine a £1billion arms boost yesterday — as the West built its own Iron Curtain against Russia.Getty British spy planes will patrol the Black Sea while Whitehall, Scottish and Welsh departmental underspending will be diverted to provide new kit to Ukraine. More Typhoon jets will fly to Cyprus and a carrier strike group will be offered to Nato. Brushing away fears the UK will miss Nato spending targets by 2025, Boris Johnson said the cash should be a wake-up call to the “increasingly barbaric” Kremlin. He called Vladimir Putin “evil” and a “pariah”. Read more on Nato 'STEPPING UP' Putin 'SHATTERED peace in Europe' as US announce huge military enhancements 'DIG DEEP' Boris Johnson calls on Nato to up defence budgets despite breaking own pledge The extra support for Ukraine also allows the UK to claim it is spending 2.3 per cent of output — despite Nato saying it is only 2.12. But Defence Secretary Ben Wallace admitted the difference was not “core defence spending” as he again pushed for more Treasury cash by 2024. He said Russia had lost 25,000 troops in 120 days and added: “They’re grinding at First World War levels of advancement, a few metres a day. “It’s a pretty big disaster and they haven’t even begun to occupy.” Most read in The Sun Pump it up Drivers rush to Tesco selling petrol 20p cheaper than the national average PICKET A FIGHT My neighbours have put up a 6ft fence to stop my son playing in the garden x-rated watch Michael Owen breaks his silence after Gemma's sexy heart rate challenge not lapping it up Love Island fans have same complaint after Gemma performs X-rated dance 'FREE THE BODY' Ulrika strips NAKED in most outrageous shoot yet in tribute to Kendall AT DEATH'S DOOR Emmerdale star Sally Dexter to leave soap as Faith is told she will die Ukraine MP Alex Goncharenko begged for ten times the arms sent already, adding: “We have not stopped Putin yet.”