Borrell: EU military aid to Ukraine hits €43.5 billion

The European Union's military assistance to Ukraine has now reached €43.5 billion, according to EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell.

"Today, our military support exceeds 43 billion euros," he said following an informal meeting of defense ministers of the 27 EU member states, News.Az reports citing foreign media.

At the same time, the top EU diplomat said that the association’s defense ministers had not found a solution to unblocking 6.6 billion euros in military aid to Ukraine through the European Peace Facility.

Borrell also emphasized that EU countries should speed up the delivery of military aid to Ukraine. He said that he plans to visit Ukraine in September or October, before his mandate expires.

News.Az