EU plans to allocate 21 billion euros of military support to Ukraine this year - European Commission Vice President Dombrovskis
Kyiv • UNN
Military support for Ukraine will increase: this year, the EU and its member states plan to provide Ukraine with an additional 21 billion euros.
The European Union and its member states have provided a total of €28 billion in military support to Ukraine. This year, it is planned to provide another 21 billion euros, Vice President of the European Commission Valdis Dombrovskis said during a joint press conference with Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, UNN reports.
During the two years of the war, the European Union and its member states have provided a total of €28 billion in military support. This support will grow and continues to grow. For this year, we plan to provide €21 billion
He also noted that the EU continues its efforts to provide Ukraine with 1 million artillery shells by the end of the year.
Recall
Ukraine will receive €4.5 billion from the EU in March and €1.5 billion in April as the first tranches of the Ukraine Facility program.