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Europe has overtaken the United States in terms of support for Ukraine

The EU’s total commitments are now twice those of the US. But when it comes to the role of individual states, the United States remains the undisputed leader.

The EU and other European states have increased military, financial and humanitarian aid, and collectively the amount of pledged support from Europe now far exceeds that of the largest single donor, the United States. The Voice of America reported this on Monday, September 11, citing data from the group. Ukraine Support Tracker at the German Kiel Institute for World Economics.

Based on the results of the calculations of the announced aid for the period from the beginning of the large-scale invasion to July 2023 inclusive, the researchers came to the conclusion that “the total obligations of the EU are now twice those of the United States (€ 156). billion – €70 billion).

But when it comes to the role of individual states, the United States remains the undisputed leader in supporting Ukraine, especially in terms of the amount of military aid, and in Europe Germany took the first position.

In terms of the share of aid to Ukraine in relation to its GDP, the largest direct donor is non-EU Norway – 1.7%, and together with contributions to EU programs, the Baltic countries remain the most generous: Lithuania ( 1.4% + 0.5). %), Estonia (1.3%+0.5%) and Denmark (1.1%+0.6%).

American aid to Ukraine, according to the Kiel Institute, although substantial, amounts to only 0.3% of US GDP.

Professor Christophe Trebesch, who led the study, called the latest numbers the “biggest change” from the first year of Russia’s overt aggression in Ukraine.

The main thing that changed the indicators was the announcement of long-term aid packages, mainly from the EU – €50 billion for the period 2023-2027, from Germany – €10.5 for 2024-2027, Norway – €6.6 billion for a five-year period, as well as from Denmark, Great Britain, Lithuania, Portugal, Sweden and Switzerland.

“What is remarkable is how quickly Europe is moving towards a new and large multi-year support program for Ukraine. For the first time, the US is now lagging behind, in part because there is no significant new commitment of US in recent months. The doubling of EU aid is a significant change from the early years of the war where the US was clearly in the lead,” said Professor Christophe Trebesch.

At the same time, another specialist of the Monitoring Support Center for Ukraine, Andre Frank, said that when assessing the numbers, one should keep in mind the difference between promised and given aid.

He noted that it is easier for researchers to track official announcements of commitments, particularly weapons, but military supplies to Ukraine are largely classified, and some countries do not make the official public. information about their actions.

Earlier it became known that the European Commission is discussing the allocation of 50 billion euros to Ukraine. We are talking about a financial reserve for the needs of our country for the next four years in the form of loans and grants.

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Source: korrespondent

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