UK pledges 100m to Ukraine

The British government plans to give nearly $100m (£74m) to Ukraine to help keep the government running amid the Russian invasion, Prime Minister Boris Johnson's office has announced.

The funding is to help pay for Ukrainian welfare, pensions and public-sector salaries.

The cash infusion is in addition to $290m already pledged to Ukraine, British authorities said.

The funds will be distributed through the World Bank's Multi-Donor Trust Fund. Other countries are already using the programme to fast-track money to Ukraine.