The European Union is planning to ship one other €500 million ($541 million) in army support to Ukraine to defend in opposition to Russia assaults, a senior EU official mentioned in Brussels on Friday.
Another €45 million for coaching Ukrainian troopers within the EU’s new coaching mission is to even be determined. Approval is predicted from EU international ministers at a gathering in Brussels on Monday.
The EU has despatched six earlier packages of army support to finance weapons and gear for Ukraine value €3.1 billion in complete.
The funds come from a brand new EU fund to reimburse member states for supplying EU companions with weapons or gear. The fund was capped initially at €5 billion however bought a €2 billion top-up in December.