President of the European Council Charles Michel backed on Thursday a proposal to sell €500 million ($542 million) worth of arms to Ukraine. The proposal was backed by 27 EU nations at the ambassador level.
He tweeted, “Once swiftly approved this will bring to €1.5 billion the EU support already provided for military equipment for #Ukraine,” thanking EU diplomatic chief Josep Borrell for proposing more funds for Ukraine.
The EU has, so far, provided a €1 billion package in arms for Ukraine.
“This may seem like a lot, but €1 billion is what we pay Putin every day for the energy he provides us,” Borrell said on Wednesday.
The European peace fund has set up €5 billion, from member states, from which it is sending aid to Kiev.
Source: Agencies (edited by Al-Manar English Website)
