The dispute comes at an awkward time for Ukraine, as concerns grow that Kyiv’s support remains in doubt.
European Union countries including Germany and France are increasingly blaming each other for failing to provide enough weapons to Ukraine, threatening to rip apart the bloc’s unity as Kyiv enters a decisive phase of the war. This is stated in the Bloomberg material.
As you know, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky recently called on allies to provide more funding and said that failure to do so would benefit Russian President Vladimir Putin and pose a threat to Western security.
The dispute comes at an awkward time for Ukraine as concerns grow that Kiev’s support remains in doubt as more than $100 billion in US and EU funding is held up by political infighting. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and French President Emmanuel Macron are expected to discuss the issue on Monday evening in Berlin,” the authors write.
As is known, Germany is insisting that the European Commission, the EU’s executive body, provide a review of planned financial and military assistance to Ukraine from member states.
Negotiations for a German-led audit aimed at giving Ukraine better visibility into the support it can expect this year come ahead of an emergency summit on February 1 when leaders will try to agree on a €50 billion aid package for Ukraine. which Hungary blocked in December,” the media recalls.
The publication adds that European aid to Ukraine is becoming critical as US funding remains blocked in Congress and Kyiv could begin to suffer from deficits as early as March.
EU assistance to Ukraine – latest news
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba openly addressed the heads of the European Union Foreign Ministry. In particular, he said that the EU should increase arms supplies to Kyiv and approve a long-term support program.
also reported that German Foreign Minister Annalena Bärbock made a tough statement before the start of a meeting of the Council of Ministers of the Foreign Ministers of the European Union. She noted that the central task of the EU is “despite all the turbulence in the world, not to stop our support for Ukraine.”
