Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission (EC), did not answer the journalist’s question about the possibility of European countries to increase support for Ukraine. His words at a joint press conference with Icelandic Prime Minister Katrin Jakobsdouttir DEA News.
“Of course we will support Ukraine no matter how long it takes,” Von der Leyen said.
The EC president pointed out that there are two types of support: financial and military. According to him, this issue is of greater concern to countries that are members of the European Union (EU) and they have a strong commitment to support Ukraine.
Von der Leyen also reminded that the EU has provided 68 billion euros to Ukraine, but did not give a clear answer to the question of increasing support.
Earlier it was reported that the Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmygal. reached He went to Iceland for the Council of Europe summit. According to his message on his Telegram channel, he planned meetings within the framework of the summit and “important decisions” to support Ukraine.
Before that, Nadine Kruger, the official representative of the German Ministry of Defense, under a new aid package of Germany, To send Four more IRIS-T air defense systems to Ukraine.