The European Union sees no sign of Russia's willingness to stop its aggression against Ukraine, so it will continue economic pressure on the aggressor country to reduce its ability to produce weapons and finance its "war machine."
Executive Vice President of the European Commission Valdis Dombrovskis stated this today in Brussels during a press conference following the meeting of EU Ministers of Economy and Finance, Ukrinform reports.
"The economic impact of Russia's war against Ukraine will obviously continue to dominate our agenda. We see no signs that Russia will be able to stop its aggression. Over the weekend, we saw how Russia bombed residential buildings in the city of Dnipro. I want to express my deepest condolences to Ukrainian families who have lost loved ones and friends. So the EU should continue to pressure Russia to reduce its ability to produce weapons and finance its "war machine". The longer this war lasts, the higher the price will be for Europe and the world," the European Commissioner emphasized.
As reported, since the beginning of the full-scale Russian aggression against Ukraine in February last year, the EU began to provide political, economic, financial, humanitarian and military assistance to Ukraine.
Last year, EU aid to Ukraine reached 19 billion euros. Today, January 17, the European Commission started paying Ukraine the first tranche of 3 billion euros from the total package of macro-financial assistance for Ukraine for 2023 in the amount of 18 billion euros.