The decision was reached at EU’s Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels, where ministers discussed EU support for Ukraine and the situation in the Middle East.<\/p>\n
UAF will allow the EU to further support the evolving needs of the Ukrainian Armed Forces “through the provision of both lethal and non-lethal military equipment and training,” the Council said.<\/p>\n
Since the start of the Russia-Ukraine conflict in February 2022, the EU has given or committed over 138 billion euros in aid to Ukraine, of which 28 billion euros was military support. (1 euro = 1.09 U.S. dollar)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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