The head of European diplomacy, Josep Borrell, said the EU is the largest region providing the most aid to Ukraine. He said this at a press conference in Brussels following the meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council in the format of defense ministers. interfax.
Borrell said, “The European Union and its member states are undoubtedly the most helpful region in the world.”
According to him, the amount of aid provided to Kiev – “military, civil, economic, humanitarian, financial, aid to refugees” – exceeded 65 billion euros.
The head of European diplomacy also said that most EU countries support an increase of 3.5 billion euros in funding from the European Peace Fund financed by Ukraine.
Borrell also saidStating that in 2023, EU countries supplied 220 thousand artillery shells and 1300 missiles to Ukraine for 800 million euros, the politician noted that the EU has determined the task of supplying Ukraine with 1 million more ammunition next year.