EU foreign ministers agreed to increase support for Ukraine’s armed forces by EUR 5 billion through a special aid fund. “The Fund will support Ukraine in getting the military equipment it needs to defend its people & its right to exist as a state against Russian aggression. We turn our words into action.” EU diplomacy chief Josep Borrell wrote on the X platform.
The funds are expected to be used for, among other things, artillery ammunition, which the Ukrainian army lacks.📣 The EU has increased its support for the Ukrainian armed forces by €5 billion under the European Peace Facility.
— EU Council (@EUCouncil) March 18, 2024
The military assistance provided by the EU and its member states to Ukraine now totals €33 billion.
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European Peace FacilityThe #FAC approved my proposal for a €5 billion #UkraineAssistanceFund.
— Josep Borrell Fontelles (@JosepBorrellF) March 18, 2024
The Fund will support Ukraine in getting the military equipment it needs to defend its people & its right to exist as a state against Russian aggression.
We turn our words into action.https://t.co/u3ojO4YySW
The European Union provided the Ukrainian armed forces with EUR 11.1 billion in funding between 2022 and 2024 under the European Peace Facility.
This sum consists of the EUR 5 billion Ukraine Assistance Fund, seven sets of aid measures totaling around EUR 500 million each, and two assistance measures totaling EUR 1 billion each that are expressly intended to be used for the delivery and cooperative acquisition of missiles and ammunition.
