The European Union is finalizing the details of a new Millionaire Military Aid Package for Ukraineas revealed by the foreign minister of Germany, Annalena Baerbockin statements to Bloomberg News.
Baerbock, states that it is a “unprecedented” package and compares its magnitude with the financial measures adopted by the EU during the euro crisis or the Covid-19 pandemic. “We will launch a large package that has never been seen before in this dimension”he says.
“Similar to what happened with the euro or the crisis of Coronavirus, now There is a financial package for security in Europe. That will come in the near future“, he adds. He also recalled that The EU has provided more than 134,000 million euros in support of Ukraine From the beginning of the Russian Invasion on a large scale, with Germany contributing almost 44,000 million euros. “We need a huge and arranged effort to ensure our peace and prosperity,” concludes the German minister.
The official presentation of the new package is expected to take place After the German elections of February 23 to avoid possible controversies before the vote. Meanwhile, European leaders gathered in Paris on Monday to coordinate an answer to the growing pressure of the United States For Europe to assume a more active role in its own defense. They also meet this Wednesday.
That day, the Lithuania Defense Minister, Dovilė Šakalienė, stressed the importance of Europe will increase its defense spending. “The understanding that It will not be the United States who will defend Europe, but Europe will defend itself with the help of the United StatesThe security situation in the continent will change drastically, “he said in an interview with Bloomberg Television.
