LONDON, March 7, 2022 (BSS/AFP) - Britain is releasing another $100

million to help Ukraine, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced Sunday and
promised fresh efforts to rally international opinion against Russia's
invasion.

   The $100 million, to be provided via the World Bank, is in addition to the
o220 million ($290 mln) of overall aid support to Ukraine, said a statement
from Downing Street.

   The new funding will go towards keeping key state functions operating, it
added.

   "While only (Russian President Vladimir) Putin can fully end the suffering
in Ukraine, today's new funding will continue to help those facing the
deteriorating humanitarian situation," said Johnson.

   The British leader will on Monday receive the Dutch and Canadian prime
ministers, Justin Trudeau and Mark Rutte and they will visit a Royal Air
Force base before holding a joint news conference.

   On Tuesday, Johnson will meet the leaders of the four Visegrad countries,
Hungary, Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

   This week's meetings are part of a six-point plan that Johnson's office
unveiled on Saturday designed to ensure Russia's invasion of Ukraine fails.