Financial Times: ۲ British University Union suspended Ukrainian communities to buy drones

The move is due to investigations underway to determine if these associations have violated charity laws, ISNA reports. Specifically, this research is related to the purchase of drones that were later sent to support Ukrainian military forces in the fight against Russian soldiers.

According to the Financial Times, the London College University and the University of Lancaster suspended the Ukrainian associations after being informed of the purchases last year, arguing that these purchases were potentially violated by British charity laws.

Student unions of both universities are charitable institutions registered in the UK and are run by the Charity Commission, regulating the use of budget and assets as well as the laws related to the collection of assistance.

According to the Observatory Laws, “providing military assistance or supplies to foreign armed forces is not a charity goal and no legal charity can do so.”

The London College Student Union suspended the activities of Ukrainian communities in March, which found the group spent £ 4 last October to buy DJI Mavic UAVs; A regular weapon used by Ukrainian soldiers in the war with Russia.

“When Crimea joined Russia in year 6, I couldn’t stay silent and from that year, I decided to help Ukraine,” said Arthur Podsohakha, the head of the association.

He added that the Association has not collected financial aid directly, but has used the profit from the event to finance the UAV. We believe that it will be unfair for us to enjoy British support while we do nothing to help our country and soldiers.

Lancaster University community, in a post on Instagram last summer, celebrated the collection of more than £ 5,000 to support Ukraine, with more than half of which was used to buy drones.

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