Total military aid to Ukraine from EU and its Member States reaches EUR 8B

EU High Representative Josep Borrell said this at a press conference following the meeting of foreign ministers of the EU countries, according to an Ukrinform correspondent.

“We should not confuse the € 3.1 billion from the European Peace Facility, with the [combined] military support of the European Union and its Member States to Ukraine. Sometimes you can read some figures, a comparison between the United States’ effort and the European effort.  I asked my military staff to do the best estimation of which is the amount of our military support to Ukraine, and I can advance a figure that tomorrow will be discussed with the Defence Ministers. I think I can say that at least €8 billion in military equipment have already been provided to Ukraine by the European Union and the Member States. It is about 45% of the effort done by the United States, so it is not negligible,” Borrell said.

He noted that tomorrow, the EU Council will continue discussing these figures with the Defence Ministers and study “how these resources have been implemented, with which kind of defence material, and its effectiveness”.