EU discusses sixth tranche of military aid to Ukraine

EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Josep Borrell will soon offer the next, sixth, tranche of funding for military assistance to Ukraine, Borrell’s spokesperson Peter Stano said, Report informs via Interfax.

“As the High Representative in the European Parliament already announced last week, he will propose this sixth tranche. Member states are discussing this now because they must give their consent,” Borrell spokesperson said at a briefing in Brussels.

"But we have already stated that we are ready to continue our support for Ukraine, including in the military field," Stano noted.

In July, the EU Council agreed on the fifth tranche of military assistance to Ukraine in the amount of 500 million euros, which brought its total amount to 2.5 billion euros.