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Does the UK still pay the EU?
No, the UK officially left the European Union in January 2020. Therefore, it no longer pays membership fees to the EU budget. Any financial contributions the UK makes to Ukraine's defence and civilian needs are direct bilateral aid or through international agreements, not as an EU member.
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