BRITAIN-UKRAINE-RUSSIA-CONFLICT-DEFENCE

Ukrainian soldiers take part in a casualty simulation training excercise operated by Britain's armed forces, as part of the Interflex programme, in southern England, on August 22, 2024. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's commitment to Ukraine "remains absolutely resolute", his spokesperson said August 19, 2024, after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky suggested that UK support "has slowed down recently". Britain has been one of Kyiv's biggest backers in its fight against Russia's invasion, and London insisted its position has not changed since Ukrainian forces launched an offensive in Russia's Kursk region earlier this month. (Photo by Justin TALLIS / AFP) (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)