Europe has “largely” the role of the main financier of Ukraine in the conflict against Russia “ After the US stops announceing new packages Help since January this year.
The, who has thoroughly analyzed international assistance to the invaded country, has revealed that Europe has first exceeded the first time to the United States in total military aid to Ukraine.
Between January and April 2025, Total aid to Ukraine increased by 2.4 billion euros per month compared to the average recorded during the rest of the war. Since the beginning of the Russian invasion in February 2022, the West has provided a total of 312,000 million dollars to kyiv, mainly destined for military and humanitarian assistance.
However, “The help flows to Ukraine experienced significant changes in March and April 2025”affirms the statement of the German Institute. In that period, Europe allocated 10.4 billion euros in military aid and 9.8 billion euros in humanitarian and financial aidwhich represents the largest total sum in a period of two months since the beginning of the war in February 2022.
Trump’s presidency, a turning point
The turn occurred after Donald Trump’s return to the US presidency in mid -January. The US, who was previously the largest individual donor in Ukraine, “did not assign new aid during this period”. “With staging contributions, the key question is whether Europe can cover the gap”write the Kiel Institute. “The latest data suggests that Europe has already achieved it largely, at least in financial terms“, continues.
The monthly aid average from January to April 2025 slightly exceeded the average of the 2022-2024 period. “It is remarkable for Europe to fill the void”says Christoph Trebesch, director of the Support Tracking for Ukraine. “It remains to be seen if it is a temporary rebound or the beginning of a more durable change in the role of Europe as the main defender of Ukraine”he adds.
Leadership of the Nordic countries in the aid to Ukraine
The increase in European support, however, It has not been uniform. Los Nordic countries They have played an outstanding role: Sweden assigned 1.6 billion euros in March and Norway 670 million In April, monthly records for both countries. In total, Nordic nations added 5,800 million euros between January and April.
He United Kingdom has also intensified its support, with 4.5 billion euros so far from 2025of which 1.8 billion came from frozen Russian assets. France has contributed 2.2 billion, including almost 195 million from the same assets. The EU institutions have also had a key role, assigning 12.2 billion euros in non -military aid.
Instead, Other important economies such as Spain, Italy and Germany have shown a much more limited commitment. Spain and Italy have barely contributed 10 and 20 million euros respectively. Germanywhich was one of the main sponsors of Ukraine, assigned only 650 million euros70 % less than in the same period of 2024.
“The firm commitment of the Nordic countries has become even more visible after the suspension of the new US aid”Trebesch stands out. “In contrast, it is striking how little Germany He has assigned in recent months. Instead of increasing your support after Trump’s possession, we observed a marked decrease in German aid compared to previous years. The same trend is observed in Italy and Spain“He concludes.
