Europe seeks to increase military aid to Ukraine to minimize the risks from a decrease in US military support. The UK and other European countries want to help Ukraine and ensure that Kyiv can win its war with Russia without US support if Donald Trump comes to power and refuses to support Ukraine. According to... #MilitaryAidforUkraine #RussianAgression #SupportUkraine #WarinUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
The government approves the EU’s €50B Ukraine Facility plan. The Ukrainian government has approved a draft of the Ukraine Facility plan, according to which Ukraine should receive a €50B package of support from the EU that will be delivered during 2024-2027, Pri... #DenysShmyhal #EUsummit #financialaidforUkraine #SupportUkraine #UkraineFacility
This year’s latest arms package, worth $250M, and the confiscation of $300B in frozen Russian assets: this is how the US is supporting Ukraine on New Year’s Eve. The package includes ammunition for NASAMS and HIMARS systems, Stinger anti-aircraft missiles, 155 mm and 105 mm artillery shells, TOW anti-tank missiles, and Javelin and AT-4 anti-tank systems. The p... #HimarsForUkraine #MilitaryAidforUkraine #NASAMS #RussianAssetsConfiscation #SupportUkraine #USmilitaryAid #WarinUkraine
Opinions: What does the West expect from Ukraine’s war against the Russian Federation in 2024? Russia’s war against Ukraine will be exhausting and positional, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda believes. He admitted that Ukraine’s partners expect the counteroffensive mounted by the nati... #GitanasNauseda #RussianUkrainianNegotiations #SupportUkraine #UkraineCounteroffensive #WarinUkraine
The EU is developing a €20B contingency plan to finance Ukraine in 2024. An alternative scheme has emerged that involves member states providing guarantees to the EU budget, which would allow the European Commission to borrow up to €20B on the capital markets for Kyiv next... #EUfinancialAid #financialaidforUkraine #HungaryVeto #SupportUkraine #UkraineFacility
Biden approves the $300M US defense budget for Ukraine, and his administration has begun urgent negotiations with the G7 to transfer frozen Russian assets. On December 22, US President Joe Biden signed the National Defense Authorization Act, which provides a record $886B for defense needs in the 2024 fiscal year. It continues the operation of the initiat... #JoeBiden #RussianAssetsConfiscation #SupportUkraine #USaidforUkraine #USdefenseBudget
The European Union should use a €80B rescue fund to help Ukraine. According to Bloomberg, the EU should access a little-used €80B rescue fund to support Ukraine’s war against Russia as the flow of money from both sides of the Atlantic threatens to dry up, according ... #OlliRehn #SupportUkraine #UkraineFacility #WarinUkraine
Ukraine launches Plan B due to delayed funding from Western allies. Finance Minister Serhii Marchenko noted that the ministry is confident of receiving Western aid in 2024 but not in January and February. The EU will consider financial assistance for Ukraine on Februa... #financeUkraine #financialaidforUkraine #SerhiyMarchenko #SupportUkraine #UkraineBudget2024
Ukraine received the last part of micro-financial aid from the EU for this year and €20M to support startups. What other help have international partners provided? The EU has sent the last €1.5B to Ukraine as part of the macro-financial aid package for 2023. The European Innovation Council will allocate €20M to support Ukrainian Deep Tech developments.About 200 ... #EUfinancialAid #financialaidforUkraine #GrantsForStartups #HOPEproject #SupportUkraine
Congress has a plan in case the vote on providing aid to Ukraine fails. The US Congress must approve a new aid package for Ukraine in January, said Mike Quigley, representative of the Democratic Party. He emphasized that “procedural methods” must be sought if ... #MikeQuigley #SupportUkraine #USaidforUkraine #UScongress
Lithuania delivers Ukraine a new defense aid package, and Switzerland eases requirements for arms exports. On December 20, Ukraine received another package of military aid from Lithuania. It contains necessary field equipment and thousands of dry rations for the Armed Forces. In 2023, Lithuanian instructor... #Lithuania #MilitaryAidforUkraine #ReExportWeapons #SupportUkraine #SwissWeapons #trainingforUAF
The EIB allocates almost €100M to Ukraine for recovery. The European Investment Bank has assisted the Ukrainian government with €99.6M to reconstruct about 200 facilities in 18 regions. The funds will be used for capital repairs, reconstruction, and constr... #EIB #InvestmentsinUkraine #SupportUkraine #UkraineReconstruction #UkraineRecovery
Europe is considering the consequences of untimely aid to Ukraine. Due to problems with allocating aid to Kyiv, European officials are considering the implications of a possible Russian victory in Ukraine, writes Bloomberg. Beyond the potentially catastrophic consequ... #JoeBiden #LeoVaradkar #MilitaryAidforUkraine #NATO #RussianAgression #SupportUkraine #WarinUkraine
The EU supports an increase in the financing of the arms fund for Ukraine but has not yet agreed on the amount. The leaders of the EU states support an increase in financing for the European Peace Fund (EPF), which allocates funds to purchase weapons for Ukraine. The European Council also emphasized the urgent ... #EuropeanPeaceFund #MilitaryAidforUkraine #SupportUkraine #WarinUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
This week, the US Senate will consider a bill to aid to Ukraine. The leader of the Democratic majority in the US Senate, Chuck Schumer, announced that the vote on the budget request from the Biden administration, which includes $60B in spending items related to sup... #ChuckSchumer #financialaidforUkraine #SupportUkraine #USMexicoBorder #USsenate #WarinUkraine
Where will the funds from the five-year, $7B support package from Norway go? Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre announced four key allocations to Ukraine as part of a five-year support package worth NOK 75B ($7.1B). Funds will be distributed as follows: NOK 135M ($12.79... #JonasGahrStore #MilitaryAidforUkraine #NorwaySupportUkraine #SupportUkraine
The EU will send ammunition by the end of the year, and the US has $1B left for Ukraine. By the end of the year, the EU will provide Ukraine with half a million rounds of ammunition, and in 2024 it will deliver the promised million shells, a high-ranking European official told journalists... #AmmunitionForUkraine #KarineJeanPierre #SupportUkraine #WarinUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
The Ukraine-Northern Europe summit results: Norway will provide an additional $800M, and Denmark €1B. Norway will increase its financial assistance to Ukraine by $800M for the payment of salaries, the country’s Prime Minister Jonas Gahr said at a joint press conference with Volodymyr Zelenskyy. ... #F16 #JonasGahrStore #MetteFrederiksen #MilitaryAidforUkraine #NASAMS #SupportUkraine #UkraineNorthernEurope
The US tries to persuade Ukraine to negotiate with Russia. According to the NYT, some US military officials are proposing a new strategy for Ukraine: focus on holding onto the territories it controls and developing its weapon-producing capabilities through 20... #NATOUkraine #RussianUkrainianNegotiations #SupportUkraine #WarinUkraine
The new PM of Poland promises to unblock the border with Ukraine and announces the shifting of the Hungarian government toward Russia’s position. The new head of the Polish government, Donald Tusk, criticized the current government’s actions and said that he will immediately correct the problem of blocked cargo transportation at the borde... #BorderBlockade #DonaldTusk #SupportUkraine #UkraineFacility #VictorOrban
Western analysts predict a long war in Ukraine, but the US plans to persuade Russia to negotiate with Ukraine by the end of 2024. As the WSJ notes, Ukraine is shifting to strategic defense after failing to liberate large swathes of territory in its 2023 summer offensive. At the same time, economic and military support from the U... #RussianUkrainianNegotiations #SupportUkraine #UkraineCounteroffensive #WarinUkraine
Aid to Ukraine from international partners has reached a two-year low. According to Ukraine Support Tracker analysts, assistance from allies and international partners for Ukraine fell to the lowest level since January 2022. From the end of summer to the end of autumn of... #MilitaryAidforUkraine #SupportUkraine #WarinUkraine
The US Congress will consider an extension of the Lend-Lease Act for Ukraine. The Ukrainian ambassador to the US, Oksana Markarova, said that this week Congress should also consider amendments to the defense budget for 2024, including those related to lend-lease program for Ukr... #LendLease #MilitaryAidforUkraine #OksanaMarkarova #SupportUkraine #USaidforUkraine
The US Senate has presented a $111B bill that would provide aid to Ukraine and Israel, and strengthen the Mexican border. Senate Democrats unveiled a national security package worth about $111B, which includes assistance to Ukraine and Israel, as well as measures aimed at protecting the southern border of the US. More th... #JanetYellen #MilitaryAidforUkraine #SupportUkraine #USaidforUkraine #UScongress
EU budget disputes put Ukraine at risk of never receiving €50B in crucial aid. Disagreements within the EU regarding the budget have put the provision of €50B over four years to Ukraine at risk; this issue should be decided at the summit on December 14-15. According to the FT, E... #EUbudget #EUfinancialAid #financialaidforUkraine #SupportUkraine #UkraineFacility
Zelenskyy believes that the counteroffensive did not have its expected success because of a lack of weapons. In an interview with the AP, the president noted that Ukraine did not receive all the necessary and promised weapons from its allies. However, according to the president, there have been positive resu... #MilitaryAidforUkraine #SupportUkraine #UkraineCounteroffensive #WarinUkraine #Zelenskyy
The receipt of international aid lags behind the needs of the Ukrainian budget. The head of a specialized parliament committee, Danylo Hetmantsev reported that $37.43B was received from international partners to finance state budget expenditures this year, including $2B in Novemb... #DanyloHetmantsev #financialaidforUkraine #SupportUkraine #UkraineBudget #UkraineBudgetDeficit
The Ukrainian Parliament has presented an overview of Ukraine’s defense support for the winter. People’s deputy Danylo Hetmantsev published the following data: The US is preparing its 51st package since August 2021, with a total cost of $100M Germany will provide a €1.3B winter aid package... #KrabHowitzer #MilitaryAidforUkraine #SupportUkraine #WarinUkraine
Ukraine has a backup plan for a lack of financial assistance from the West. With uncertainty surrounding financial assistance from the US and the EU for the 2024 state budget, Ukraine is working on preparing a plan B, analysts say. They believe that with a reduction in extern... #financialaidforUkraine #SupportUkraine #UkraineBudget2024 #UkraineEconomy
Several US states have profited from providing military support to Ukraine. The Biden administration has released data on which states have received the greatest financial benefit from providing military aid to Ukraine. This analysis was done to strengthen support from Republ... #SupportUkraine #USmilitaryAid #USweapons #WeaponsProduction
What the US Congress says about approving aid for Ukraine and Israel. House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Turner, a Republican, said aid to Ukraine and Israel will be difficult to approve before the end of the year as Congress remains divided over proposed change... #IsraelWar #MikeJohnson #SupportUkraine #UScongress #WarinUkraine
What financial and military assistance can Ukraine rely on in 2024? The US will remain Ukraine’s leading donor, but the situation is most uncertain. In October, President Joe Biden suggested that Congress approve funding for Israel, Ukraine, and other security needs i... #financialaidforUkraine #MilitaryAidforUkraine #SupportUkraine #WarinUkraine
Ukraine’s allies provide more support for energy infrastructure and agriculture. USAID and the Energy Community Secretariat signed an agreement on the US’ €23M grant contribution to the Energy Support Fund of Ukraine. Germany also plans to provide €300M to help Ukraine’s energy se... #agroUkraine #energyukraine #MartinJäger #SupportUkraine #Ukrenergo #USAID #worldbank
As a result of negotiations held last week, Ukraine’s partners will provide additional military aid. To survive anticipated aerial attacks this winter, Germany will send an additional Patriot air defense system to Ukraine. Meanwhile, Canada will spend about $50M on the purchase of small arms and ammu... #MilitaryAidforUkraine #PatriotSystems #SupportUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
Reconstruction of Ukraine: Canadian businesses promise support, Latvia provides €5M for the Chernihiv region, and the EC gives €50M for ports. Canadian private business is ready to support Ukraine’s post-war reconstruction, Canadian Trade Minister Mary Angie said. She emphasized that the modernization of the Free Trade Agreement betwee... #CanadaUkraineFreetrade #Chernihiv #MaryAngie #SupportUkraine #UkraineReconstruction #UkraineRecovery
Ukraine risks losing the support of another European country. In the Netherlands’ parliamentary elections, the ultra-right Freedom Party PVV is victorious. It won 37 of the 150 seats in the lower house of the Dutch parliament, far more than any other party. The ... #GeertWilders #Netherlands #PVV #SupportUkraine
Results of the 17th Ramstein: Ukraine will receive IRIS-T and Patriot missile systems, artillery shells, and a new air defense coalition. The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine reported that a new ground-based air defense coalition was formed at the meeting, and has been joined by 20 countries, led by Germany and France. This equipment is i... #IRISTdefensesystem #MilitaryAidforUkraine #PatriotSystems #Ramsteinformat #SupportUkraine
The EC presents a project to provide long-term security guarantees for Ukraine. A document was presented to the EU member states. The project’s framework includes the following proposals: An effective and sustainable mechanism for providing military equipment that mobilizes the E... #SecurityGuaranteesForUkraine #SupportUkraine #WarinUkraine
Support for Ukraine’s defense continues, and here is what the partners have provided: Ukraine received three million rounds of ammunition, remote detonation systems, and winter equipment for the military from Lithuania. The German Ministry of Defense published a list of new aid for Ukr... #AmmunitionForUkraine #Marder #MilitaryAidforUkraine #PetrPavel #SupportUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
Ukraine will receive almost ₴10B in additional aid from partners. According to Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, Norway will provide $190M, and $70M will be allocated by Switzerland for aid to Ukraine. These grants will be provided through funds administered by the Worl... #DenysShmyhal #financialaidforUkraine #GrantsforUkraine #SupportUkraine #worldbank
Newly appointed British Foreign Minister David Cameron visits Ukraine. “With my visit, I want to say that we will continue to provide moral, diplomatic, economic, and, above all, military support, which is necessary – not only this year and next, but for as l... #DavidCameron #EuropeanIntegration #GrainCorridors #NatoMembership #SupportUkraine #WarinUkraine #Zelenskyy
The new Ramstein and a two-day defense conference in Washington: how Ukraine’s partners are supporting Ukraine’s defense capabilities. A new online meeting of the Contact Group on Defense of Ukraine in the Ramstein format will be held on November 22. At the same time, the White House announced that the Ukrainian American Defense Indu... #MilitaryAidforUkraine #Ramsteinmeeting #SupportUkraine #WarinUkraine
Germany has provided Ukraine with a new defense package with Leopard tanks and has already contracted dozens for next year. The German government handed over a new package of military aid to Ukraine. It contains 10 Leopard 1A5 tanks and 14 Bandvagn 206 tracked all-terrain vehicles. In addition, the package includes the fol... #Bandvagn #GermanyMilitaryAid #LeopardBattleTanks #Rheinmetall #SupportUkraine #VectorDrones
Allies continue to provide winter military aid to Ukraine. The UK has provided the Armed Forces of Ukraine with over 82,000 helmets, 25,000 sets of winter clothing, 10,000 sets of body armor, and 70,000 dry rations. De Telegraaf also reported that Ukraine may... #Gepard #IRISTdefensesystem #MartinJäger #MilitaryAidforUkraine #SupportUkraine
Finland supports reforms in Ukraine for EU accession and will prepare the first part of its plan for Ukraine’s recovery. Ukraine’s recovery should take place simultaneously with the reforms being made while on the way to the EU, which Finland is ready to support, said the Minister of Foreign Trade and Development of Fin... #EUexpansion #Finland #SupportUkraine #UkraineReconstruction #VilleTavio
Military support from partners continues, but there are risks. An additional €4B was added to Germany’s 2024 budget for Ukrainian military aid, doubling the total amount to €8B. The Canadian government appealed to the parliament with a request to allocate $... #AkeronMP #MilitaryAidforUkraine #NASAMS #Pentagon #SupportUkraine #WarinUkraine
Reconstruction of Ukraine: Canada will hold a conference; the Czech Republic and Taiwan join forces. A business conference devoted to Ukraine’s reconstruction will be held in Toronto, Canada on November 21-22. Participants will present investment projects for Ukraine’s reconstruction and modernizatio... #Canada #Latvia #SupportUkraine #UkraineReconstruction #UkraineRecovery
Zelenskyy: Ukraine already has a plan and will try to show results on the battlefield this year. “We will try to deliver results this year despite the difficulties during the counteroffensive,” said President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during an online Reuters conference. At the same time, Zelenskyy poi... #IsraelWar #SupportUkraine #UkraineCounteroffensive #WarinUkraine #Zelenskyy
The G7 will involve the private sector in reconstructing Ukraine and will not release Russian assets until compensation is paid. The Russian Federation must stop its aggression against Ukraine and bear legal responsibility for all its illegal international actions, including compensation for the damages caused to Ukraine, accor... #G7 #RussianAssets #SupportUkraine #UkraineReconstruction #UkraineRecovery
Democrats in the US Senate have blocked a Republican bid to aid Israel that did not include aid for Ukraine. On Tuesday, Democrats blocked the Republican effort to win quick approval for a bill that would provide $14.3B in emergency aid to Israel that passed the House of Representatives last week but offers... #IsraelWar #JoeBiden #SupportUkraine #UScongress #WarinUkraine
