5 billion euros for Ukraine. Two EU members prevented the allocation of funds
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Fri, 21 Mar 2025 13:03:17 +0200

Rome and Paris prevented the allocation of funds for UkraineAs journalists managed to find out, it was France and Italy that refused to make commitments regarding specific financial amounts.Recently, the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaia Kallas, proposed that EU countries provide Ukraine with up to 40 billion euros in military assistance in 2025.What is important to understand is that this is voluntary assistance, which anyone can provide through monetary contributions or equipment.Insiders reported that several countries opposed the idea, so the debate on this issue had to be narrowed down.
Meanwhile, Italy and other countries are asking for more technical and financial details and have said the initiative is still in the works.
French diplomats said that while they share the goal of the effort, the priority is to implement the EUs share of the 18 billion euros of the Group of Seven credit package for Kyiv.
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