The EU Council announced Wednesday that it had agreed on a third tranche of 500 million euros in aid to Ukraine, thereby increasing it to 1.5 billion euros.
"With this new additional 500 million euros, the EU has allocated a total of 1.5 billion euros to support the supply of military equipment for the Ukrainian Armed Forces by EU member states. The next weeks will be crucial. It is crucial that we continue and increase our military support to Ukraine in order to protect its territory and population," said Josep Borrell, head of EU diplomacy, who initiated this additional funding.
The council communiqué said that the agreed measures will finance both deliveries by EU countries of personal protective equipment, first-aid kits and fuel as well as lethal equipment for defensive purposes. The duration of these aid measures is extended by a year.
