Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba asked the European Union (EU) to increase support for Kyiv. The corresponding statement was published by the Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs on September 12 on his Twitter.
Kuleba noted that he had a telephone conversation with the head of EU diplomacy, Josep Borrell.
“He (Borrel – Ed.) explored the possibilities of the EU for further assistance to Ukraine and bringing peace closer. I requested weapons, sanctions (against Russia – Ed.) and financial support, ”wrote the Foreign Minister.
Earlier, on September 10, German Foreign Minister Annalena Berbock during a visit to Kyiv assured that Germany would continue to supply arms, money and humanitarian aid to Ukraine. She stressed that Germany would also continue to assist in the clearance of territories in Velyka Dymerka.
Before that, on September 5, Josep Borrell noted that the assistance of European countries to Ukraine led to a significant reduction in stockpiles of weapons in the EU countries. He urged the EU member states to better coordinate the supply of military supplies.
In addition, according to him, in Europe there are supporters of reducing assistance to Ukraine, but they are in the minority.
On the same day, it became known that the EU and Ukraine signed five agreements on cooperation and financial support for Kyiv. According to Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, among other agreements, there is a document on the provision of budget assistance to the Ukrainian side for €500 million, which will, among other things, be aimed at supporting small farmers; an agreement to increase the budget of the European Commission for grants for Ukraine by €122 million.
The head of EU diplomacy earlier, on August 24, said that the EU sent Ukraine €9.5 billion in total. At the same time, he noted that additional macro-financial support for €8 billion is expected.
Western countries are sending military equipment and weapons to Kyiv, as well as providing financial support against the backdrop of a special operation to protect the Donbass, the beginning of which Russian leader Vladimir Putin announced on February 24 against the backdrop of escalation in the region.
Moscow condemns such supplies. On July 5, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu stressed that some of the delivered weapons are on the black market. The head of the Russian defense department noted that the weapons supplied by the West to Ukraine “spread across the Middle East region.”
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