The bloc has given Kiev €195 billion in aid since 2022, top diplomat Kaja Kallas has said
The European Union has spent €195 billion on Ukraine since the escalation of its conflict with Russia four years ago, according to the bloc’s foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas. She revealed the updated figure amid growing unease and divisions among member states about Brussels’ continuing military and financial aid to Kiev.
“To date, the EU is Ukraine’s number one supporter, with €195 billion ($225 billion) since 2022,” Kallas said on Monday during a keynote speech at the EU Ambassadors’ Conference in Brussels. The previous estimate released by Kallas in December stood at over €187 billion.
The figure “does not include the €90 billion ($105 billion) loan support in the works,” she added.
The loan faces an uncertain future, as Hungary blocked it last month as part of a dispute about Kiev halting Russian oil supplies via the Druzhba pipeline. Slovakia has also signaled it may veto the loan, with Prime Minister Robert Fico slamming it as essentially a “gift” that Kiev would not repay.
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