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Monday, March 21, 2022 8:44 p.m
The foreign ministers of the European Union (EU) have agreed on this finance military material with a further 500 million euros to the Ukraineso that the EU will increase its contribution to lethal and nonlethal aid to Ukrainians to a total of 1,000 million euros.
EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Josep Borrell announced at a press conference after the Community Council of Ministers the “political agreement” to use another 500 million euros from the European Peace Support Fund (FEAP) for Ukraine. a decision to be formalized later.
The Spanish politician explained that the ministers analyzed the situation in Ukraine and agreed to continue making decisions. “The conclusions were very clear. All member states are extremely united in supporting Ukraine,” said Josep Borrell, who has insisted that Russian forces commit “war crimes” and “violations of international law” with its invasion.
That’s what was pointed out The EU will continue to provide financial and humanitarian support to the Ukrainian armed forces. Although the Council was not scheduled to take a legal decision on extending the use of the FEAP for Ukraine today, the measure was prepared at the political level and no member state questioned the need to continue supplying this country with arms and military supplies, according to community sources . .
According to various sources, it is expected that the measure can be substantiated at the legislative level once the German Bundestag has completed the internal legislative process. The EU has already validated almost all of the €500 million it has allocated to fund lethal and nonlethal military equipment to help Ukraine defend itself against Russian invaders.
The 27 have cut the use of 450 million euros for lethal aid and 50 million euros for defense material from the FEAP, which is fed by Member States’ contributions outside the Community budget. But two weeks ago, at an informal summit in Versailles, France, Borrell proposed to Union leaders to increase that aid by another 500 million euros.