EU Council approves 500 million euros for needs of Ukrainian army

The Council of the European Union has agreed on the third tranche of defense assistance to Ukraine for another 500 million euros, now the total amount of assistance has increased to 1.5 billion euros, Report informs citing UNIAN that the EU said in a statement.

In particular, today the Council of the European Union approved assistance measures within the framework of the European Peace Foundation, which will allow the European Union to further support the potential and resilience of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to protect the territorial integrity and sovereignty of the country, as well as to protect the civilian population from Russian military aggression.

"Thanks to a new additional €500 million, the EU as a whole has allocated €1.5 billion to support the supply of military equipment by EU member states to the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The next weeks will be decisive. As Russia is preparing an offensive in eastern Ukraine, it is imperative that we continue and strengthen our military support to Ukraine to protect its territory and population and prevent further suffering," EU High Representative for Foreign and Security Policy Josep Borrell said.