Europe can replace US aid to Ukraine by increasing its contributions by just 0.2% of GDP. To achieve this would only require EU countries to increase their contributions by 0.21% of their combined annual GDP – from €44B to €82B, said Christoph Trebesch, an expert at the Kiel Institute for ... #ChristophTrebesch #Denmark #Germany #MilitaryAid #SupportUkraine #WarinUkraine
The US receives up to an 800% return on its investment from its support of Ukraine. As of early 2025, the US has provided approximately $185B in military and economic assistance, humanitarian support, and security cooperation to Ukraine. Military analyst Benjamin Cook believes that t... #DefenseInvestments #Geopolitics #SupportUkraine #USmilitaryAid #WarinUkraine
A bill for further Ukrainian military support and its reconstruction has been introduced in the US Congress. Democratic Representative Gregory Meeks presented this bill, which outlines financial aid for Kyiv’s post-war reconstruction. According to Reuters, the document also seeks to dedicate funds to purchas... #SupportUkraine #USmilitaryAid #WarinUkraine #Zelenskyy
France and Britain will present Trump with a plan for a peacekeeping mission in Ukraine. Britain and France are developing a joint initiative to create a “deterrence force” in Ukraine after the end of hostilities. The plan is expected to be presented to Donald Trump in the com... #CoalitionOfWilling #DeterrenceForce #PeacekeepingMission #SecurityGuaranteesForUkraine #SupportUkraine #WarinUkraine
The coming German government will increase aid and support for Ukraine’s NATO accession. The signed coalition agreement reached by the upcoming German government states: “Ukraine, as a strong, democratic, and sovereign state that independently determines its future with a Euro-Atlan... #EuropeanIntegration #FriedrichMerz #Germany #NATO #SecurityGuaranteesForUkraine #SupportUkraine
Sweden has announced its largest Ukrainian aid package, totaling $1.6B, while the Netherlands allocates €500M for drones. This Swedish support package includes air defense systems, artillery, satellite communications, naval capabilities, machine guns, ammunition, and approximately 100 units of various types of equipment ... #MilitaryAid #Netherlands #Romania #SupportUkraine #Sweden #WeaponsforUkraine
France and Italy have blocked EU approval of €5B in aid for Ukraine. During a Brussels summit, the EU was not able to reach an agreement on the allocation of €5B for Ukraine’s ammunition supplies this year, as EU members, including France and Italy, were hesitant... #AmmunitionForUkraine #ArtilleryShells #EUsummit #France #Italy #SupportUkraine
Britain and the EU are in discussions to accelerate arms deliveries to Ukraine, according to British Foreign Secretary David Lammy. He mentioned that he had talked about increasing military support for Ukraine prior to a potential full ceasefire in a meeting in London with the EU... #CeasefirePlan #DavidLammy #KajaKallas #MilitaryAidforUkraine #SupportUkraine #WarEnding #WarinUkraine
The EU aims to secure €5B for Ukrainian munitions. EU officials are developing a strategy to allocate €5B for ammunition, as an agreement on the €40B Ukrainian military aid package remains pending, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Securi... #AmmunitionForUkraine #ArtilleryShells #KajaKallas #SupportUkraine #WarinUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine #Zelenskyy
The UK and the EU discuss the confiscation of frozen Russian assets to increase pressure on Putin during potential peace talks. Ukraine’s allies are intensifying discussions to determine how to seize Russia’s assets in an effort to increase pressure on the Kremlin ahead of possible peace negotiations. Foreign Secre... #DavidLammy #France #KajaKallas #MilitaryAid #RussianAssetsConfiscation #RussianCentralBank #SupportUkraine
Europe has made progress on €40B in military aid for Ukraine. EU member states have made strides toward a new military aid package for Ukraine worth up to €40B, just days before a leaders’ summit later this week. Following a meeting of foreign ministers from the... #EUdefense #EUmilitaryAid #KajaKallas #SupportUkraine #WarinUkraine
Analysts compared EU countries’ spending on Russian energy and their support for Ukraine. Experts examined EU countries’ total expenditures on Russian oil and gas imports, alongside the military, financial, and humanitarian aid provided to Ukraine from 2022 to 2024. Italy (€23.55B), ... #EuropeanUnion #Finland #Germany #MilitaryAid #RussianEnergyResources #SupportUkraine #WarinUkraine
Finland initiates quicker access to a €50B Ukraine Fund. Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo stated that the most effective strategy for achieving peace now is to support Ukraine’s Armed Forces. “Ukraine currently has the strongest army in Europ... #EUmilitaryAid #Finland #KajaKallas #PetteriOrpo #SupportUkraine #UkraineFund
The EU has agreed to increase its defense budget: €800B will be allocated for European security and support for Ukraine. On March 6 in Brussels, European leaders committed to a significant boost in the bloc’s defense budget. EC President Ursula von der Leyen unveiled a plan to finance the defense sector with €800B... #DefenseIndustryEU #DefenseSpending #EUdefense #EUsummit #SupportUkraine #UrsulavonderLeyen #VictorOrban
MEPs urge the king of Belgium to facilitate the transfer of €250B in Russian assets to aid Ukraine. Dozens of European MPs have called on King Philippe of Belgium to support the confiscation of over €250B in frozen Russian assets and direct them to Ukraine’s defense and reconstruction. The par... #Belgium #Euroclear #KingPhilippe #RussianAssetsArrested #RussianAssetsConfiscation #SupportUkraine
International partners continue to allocate billions of euros to support Ukraine across various sectors, from defense to food. The Dutch government plans to reserve €3.5B to continue supporting Ukraine in 2026, according to Prime Minister Dick Schoof. The funds will provide assistance next year, but they can be utilized this ... #Australia #Austria #EnergyRestore #GrainfromUkraine #Netherlands #SupportUkraine #UkraineRecovery
Hungary rejects an EU security guarantee draft and a new military support package for Ukraine, putting the €20B aid plan on hold. On February 28, Hungary opposed a draft document providing support for Ukraine during a meeting of EU ambassadors. This document included discussions about potential EU security guarantees for Ukraine... #EUmilitaryAid #EUsupportforUkraine #GasTransit #Hungary #RobertFico #Slovakia #SupportUkraine #VictorOrban #WarEnding
EU leaders at the summit in London reached an agreement on four measures to provide Ukrainian support. After the summit, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced that they are in accord with four points that will enable Ukraine to pursue a peace agreement and end the war from a position of strengt... #GreatBritain #KeirStarmer #PeacekeepingMission #SecurityGuaranteesForUkraine #SummitLondon #SupportUkraine #WarinUkraine
The US is considering whether to completely halt military aid to Ukraine. The Trump administration is contemplating the possibility of ending even indirect military assistance to Ukraine. This includes discontinuing military funding, intelligence sharing, training for Ukrai... #DonaldTrump #KarolineLeavitt #SupportUkraine #USmilitaryAid #WarinUkraine #Zelenskyy
Europe may need to spend up to $350B if American aid to Ukraine is cut off. According to the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), in the event of a total cancellation of American military assistance to Ukraine, European nations would have to allocate an addit... #DefenseIndustryEU #EUdefense #MilitaryAid #SupportUkraine #USmilitaryAid #WarEnding #WarinUkraine
How much aid have Ukraine’s allies promised since the start of the year? The EU and 11 other countries have announced military, financial, and humanitarian support packages for Ukraine since the beginning of the year. Here are new packages and previously announced support:... #Canada #F16 #G7 #GreatBritain #JoeBiden #MilitaryAid #Spain #SupportUkraine #Sweden #Switzerland
Ukraine will receive €700M for a long-term demining program. According to the Ministry of Defense, international partners will allocate this amount to Ukraine to purchase equipment for demining operations as part of a long-term program that has been operating s... #DeminingEquipment #DeminingUkraine #SupportUkraine #UkraineWarDamages #WarinUkraine
France and Britain are drafting Ukrainian security guarantees, while Germany discusses establishing a fund to boost Ukraine’s defense and provide assistance. French President Emmanuel Macron stated that France and Britain have created a plan to offer security guarantees to Ukraine, which may involve deploying European troops on Ukrainian soil. During a mee... #EmmanuelMacron #FriedrichMerz #GreatBritain #PeacekeepingMission #SecurityGuaranteesForUkraine #SupportUkraine #WarinUkraine
Not all EU countries are in support of Kallas’s €20B military aid initiative for Ukraine. Some EU countries do not support the initiative proposed by top EU diplomat Kaja Kallas to send Ukraine up to €20B in military aid, although the idea has received broad support among governments. The ... #ATACMS #EUmilitaryAid #KajaKallas #PatriotForUkraine #SupportUkraine #USmilitaryAid #WarinUkraine
On the third anniversary of the Russian invasion, Ukraine’s allies have committed to provide multi-billion-dollar support. Ukraine’s allies, who either arrived in Kyiv or participated online in a summit marking the third anniversary of the Russian invasion, have announced that they are increasing their support. Among the ... #Canada #Denmark #F16 #GreatBritain #LAVIII #MilitaryAidforUkraine #Norway #Spain #SupportUkraine #Sweden
Expected German Chancellor Merz’s party has won the Bundestag elections: How will this impact Ukraine? The Christian Democratic Union (CDU/CSU) bloc secured victory in the early elections to the Bundestag, garnering 28.5% of the vote. CDU leader Friedrich Merz intends to form a new government by April ... #Bundestag #FriedrichMerz #Germany #MilitaryAidforUkraine #NATO #SupportUkraine
The Nordic and Baltic countries have called on all Europeans to help Ukraine achieve peace from a position of strength. This was stated by Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen and co-authored by the foreign ministers of Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, and Sweden. The article notes that the... #BalticCountries #Denmark #LarsLückeRasmussen #MilitaryAidforUkraine #NordicCountries #PeaceInUkraine #SupportUkraine #WarinUkraine
Ukraine will receive €3.5B from the EU in March. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced in Kyiv that Ukraine will receive a new €3.5B payment from the EU in March. She emphasized that not only is Ukraine’s fate at stake, ... #DenysShmyhal #financialaidforUkraine #SupportUkraine #UkraineBudget2025 #UrsulavonderLeyen
The President of Lithuania has unveiled his own plan to support Ukraine, calling for an urgent €10B investment in Ukraine’s defense. Following the second round of emergency talks between European and Canadian leaders on Wednesday hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron, Lithuania’s Head of State, Gitanas Nauseda, urged all... #DefenseIndustryUkraine #GitanasNauseda #KristenMichal #NATOUkraine #RussianAssetsArrested #SanctionsAgainstRussia #SecurityGuaranteesForUkraine #SupportUkraine
Second emergency meeting in Paris: France and Germany are ready to take responsibility for peace and security in Ukraine and Europe. After discussions in Paris on Monday, French President Emmanuel Macron held another urgent meeting focused on Ukraine on February 19. He spoke with several leaders from the EU, Canada, Iceland and Nor... #EmmanuelMacron #EUdefense #France #OlafScholz #SecurityGuaranteesForUkraine #SupportUkraine #WarinUkraine
Trumps statements concerning Ukraine are not justified: How much money has the US actually spent on Ukraine during the three-year war? Since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the US Congress has allocated around $183B to Ukraine, not $350B as President Donald Trump claims, according to data from t... #DonaldTrump #SupportUkraine #UScongress #USmilitaryAid #WarinUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
Trump stated that it’s unclear how Ukraine spent the $350B in aid it received from the US; Zelenskyy corrects his counterpart’s figure. US President Donald Trump remarked that Washington allocated $350B in assistance to Ukraine, but “nobody knows where this money went.” He added that Ukraine “will have to pay or deal... #DonaldTrump #MilitaryAidAudit #SupportUkraine #USmilitaryAid #Zelenskyy
EU leaders discuss the deployment of peacekeepers in Ukraine, and opinions are divided. At the emergency Paris summit on February 17, French President Emmanuel Macron proposed deploying peacekeeping troops in Ukraine. However, Germany, Italy, Spain, and Poland opposed this idea. German C... #EmmanuelMacron #GiorgiaMeloni #OlafScholz #PeacekeepingMission #SecurityGuaranteesForUkraine #SupportUkraine #WarinUkraine
Ukraine presents projects valued at $500M to investors in Saudi Arabia. A Ukrainian delegation in Saudi Arabia engaged in discussions to deepen economic cooperation with nearly 100 local entrepreneurs. They presented these businesses with promising investment opportunitie... #FASenergy #InvestmentsinUkraine #Salic #SaudiArabia #SupportUkraine #UkraineEconomy #YuliyaSvyridenko
Weimar+: Europe is ready to increase support for Ukraine and demands participation in negotiations. The heads of diplomacy from France, Great Britain, Spain, Italy, Poland, Germany, and the EU issued a joint statement: “We share the goal of continuing to support Ukraine until a just, comprehen... #DonaldTrump #PeaceTalks #PeteHegseth #SecurityGuaranteesForUkraine #SupportUkraine #WarEnding #WarinUkraine #WeimarTriangle
The US will urge the EU and NATO to play a more active role in supporting Ukraine. On February 12, a meeting of the Contact Group on Ukraine Defense (Ramstein) took place under Britain’s chairmanship, and additional official meetings are currently ongoing, during which Pentago... #KeithKellogg #MarcoRubio #NATO #PeacekeepingMission #PeteHegseth #Ramstein #SupportUkraine #WarinUkraine
Britain will spend £4.5B on military aid to Ukraine this year, while Ukraine’s allies exceed their €40B pledge. UK Defence Secretary John Healey announced £4.5B ($5.6B) in military support for Ukraine, which includes the delivery of more than 10,000 drones by the end of March, with many already delivered over t... #GreatBritain #JohnHealey #MarkRutte #MilitaryAidforUkraine #SupportUkraine #WarinUkraine
Trump says that Ukraine has agreed to give US access to $500B of rare earth metals in exchange for weapons. US President Donald Trump claims that Ukraine has agreed to provide access to $500B worth of rare earth metals as payment for military aid and ongoing support. “They have extremely valuable land... #BorisJohnson #CriticalMetals #DonaldTrump #RussianAssetsConfiscation #SupportUkraine #USmilitaryAid
The US has resumed arms supplies to Ukraine after a brief pause. US arms supplies to Ukraine were temporarily suspended for the past few days but resumed over the weekend as President Trump’s administration debated its policy toward Kyiv. Two people familiar ... #DonaldTrump #JoeBiden #MilitaryAidforUkraine #PDA #SupportUkraine #USmilitaryAid
Starmer pledges unprecedented military aid for Ukraine this year and states that Britain will play a “full role” in the peace process in Ukraine. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has indicated that the UK will provide more military support to Ukraine in 2025 than in the three previous years. The UK had previously announced plans to deliver u... #GreatBritain #KeirStarmer #PeacekeepingMission #PeaceTalks #SupportUkraine #WarinUkraine
Trump wants Ukrainian natural resources in exchange for continued US weapons. President Donald Trump said his administration wants an agreement with Ukraine in which the war-torn country will provide access to its rare earth resources in return for the US’ assistance in i... #China #DonaldTrump #MIningMineralsUkraine #SupportUkraine #ukrainiannaturalresources #USmilitaryAid
Marco Rubio: The war has reached a stalemate, and neither side will accomplish its ultimate goal, but the US will continue to support Ukraine. Neither Ukraine nor Russia will achieve their best-case scenario in ending their conflict; both sides will need to make concessions, said US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. He added that both parties ... #DonaldTrump #MarcoRubio #PeaceTalks #SupportUkraine #WarEnding #WarinUkraine
Ukraine is seeking Trump’s support for using frozen Russian assets to purchase American weapons. According to the WP, Since Donald Trump took office as US president, Ukraine has stepped up its efforts to access the Russian Central Bank’s frozen assets to finance weapon supplies. Kyiv hopes ... #DonaldTrump #KajaKallas #RussianAssetsConfiscation #RussianAssetsProfits #RussianCentralBank #SupportUkraine
In 2024, Ukraine received almost $5.5B through USAID: how will Kyiv react to Trump’s suspension of funding? The Ukrainian USAID office suspended funding for all programs and projects following a presidential order. In the 2024 budget year, more than $5B was allocated for Ukrainian programs, with $4.2B going... #DonaldTrump #HumanitarianAid #SupportUkraine #Ukrenergo #USAID #Zelenskyy
The freezing of US foreign aid: Ukraine will hold consultations on the resumption of assistance. President Zelenskyy instructed the government to prepare a report on suspended American support programs. “We will determine which of them are critical. We can provide some of the funding with o... #GovTech #HumanitarianAid #SupportUkraine #USAID #USfinancionaidforUkraine #Zelenskyy
Analysts have identified the advantages Ukraine would gain from receiving frozen Russian assets in their entirety. Confiscating $300B in frozen Russian assets would provide Ukraine with a better opportunity to win the war, the most critical issue for the country today, according to Bill Browder, head of the Britis... #DonaldTrump #RussianAssetsArrested #RussianAssetsConfiscation #SupportUkraine #WarEnding #WarinUkraine
The US wants to provide Ukraine with weapons using frozen Russian assets, and Europe will pay for it. The US President’s Special Envoy for Ukraine and Russia, Keith Kellogg, said that the US is mulling the possibility of purchasing American weapons for Ukraine using frozen Russian assets. “... #AmericanWeapons #KeithKellogg #MarkRutte #RussianAssetsArrested #SupportUkraine #USmilitaryAid #WarinUkraine
Ukraine and Sweden will sign a bilateral cooperation agreement in the defense industry; Sweden is expected to invest in Ukraine’s long-range capabilities. Representatives from Ukraine and Sweden agreed on a bilateral agreement to support the implementation of joint projects in the defense industry and discussed substantive proposals for their creation, ... #CV90IFV #DefenseIndustryUkraine #MilitaryAidforUkraine #SupportUkraine #Sweden
The EU, along with two individual countries, are launching a €14M program to support Ukraine’s European integration. In the presence of Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine, Olga Stefanishyna, the EU, Denmark, and Lithuania reaffirmed their commitment to supporting Ukraine̵... #Denmark #EuropeanIntegration #KatarinaMathernova #Lithuania #OlhaStefanishyna #SupportUkraine #UkraineEU
The Biden administration’s priority was never Ukraine’s victory, only its survival. When the full-scale Russian invasion began, US President Joe Biden identified three key goals for the American response. Ukraine’s victory was not mentioned among them. In fact, the wording used by th... #JoeBiden #MilitaryAidforUkraine #NATO #SupportUkraine #WarinUkraine
