The participants of the EU summit decided to increase military support to Ukraine, especially in terms of air defense (air defense) and mine clearance. About this last statement TASS.
“The European Union continues its commitment to provide political and military support to Ukraine through the European Peace Fund and the EU’s Mission of Military Support to Ukraine, and by increasing bilateral supplies, in particular air defense and demining equipment,” the document says. .
European Council President Charles Michel at a press conference after the EU summit in Brussels declarationThe EU agreed to allocate 18 billion euros to Ukraine in 2023. The amount will be transferred to Ukraine by the European Union within the next year, just as the funds were allocated in 2022 – as loans in installments and on preferential repayment terms.
Earlier, after the results of the European Union summit, approved 2 billion euro expansion of the European Peace Fund, which finances arms supplies to Ukraine.