“The European Union is working on a new military assistance package for Ukraine for 20 billion euros. The package will include the supply of artillery ammunition, air defense systems, high -precision missiles, drones and other weapons to strengthen Ukrainian military brigades.”, – WRITE: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: Bloomberg with reference to sources
Details: According to sources of acquaintances with the plans that spoke on the conditions of anonymity, the EU seeks to receive fundamental consent for this initiative as early as the next week during a meeting of foreign ministers. After that, the leaders of the EU Member States should approve financial details and sign the agreement.
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Literally: “The time frame can be shifted through the position of Hungary, which has declared its intention to block any new military assistance to Ukraine, and Germany can delay decisions through internal political processes related to the election.”
Details: The initiative provides contributions from the EU Member States and their allies in monetary and kind. This includes the supply of weapons, equipment and funding to support Ukrainian troops.
Prehistory:
- Earlier, the EU Council of Ministers Council of Ministers on February 24 in Brussels High EU representative Kaya Kai Callas will announce a proposal for a large package of military support for Ukraine, which, among other things, will include ammunition and air defense.
- The European Commissioner for Defense Andrews Kubilus has confirmed the media report about the European Package of Assistance to Ukraine, which can be announced on the third anniversary of a full -scale invasion of Russia.
- It was also reported that European Union countries are discussing a military assistance package for Ukraine worth at least 6 billion euros, which is intended to strengthen its strategic position before negotiating with Russia under the leadership of the United States.
- At the same time, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Siyarto stated that the EU assistance package was allocated to Ukraine for 20 billion euros.