According to an internal document crafted by the European Commission and the European Union diplomatic body, the European Union sent €28 billion of total military aid to Ukraine thus far and are set to send roughly €21.2 billion more for 2024.
“This [€28 billion] figure is expected to increase in the coming period, as concrete deliveries will be further confirmed,” the document stated. The figures reflect aid deployments from European capitals and via mechanisms that are under the direct control of Brussels.
The document highlights that the €21.2 billion number for 2024 is a “preliminary” projection based on details put forward by a “limited number” of EU nations.
As the most recent US aid package for Ukraine is blocked in the Congress, the burden to assist Ukraine in staving off Russia’s invasion is now going to have to be assumed. In an op-ed that was published on January 31, 2024, leaders from five EU nations — Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, and the Netherlands — called on Europe to support Ukraine for the long haul.
Europe should know better than to follow the DC/London neoconservative agenda on foreign policy. It’s a one-way ticket to becoming geopolitically/geoeconomically irrelevant, as evidenced by the Old Continent’s heightened dependence on American arms and the complete destruction of its energy systems thanks to its embrace of green energy policies and anti-Russia energy sanctions.
Europe should grow a pair and pursue a realist foreign policy where it recalibrates relations with Russia while focusing on real national defense.