The European Union has already allocated nearly 50 billion euros in military, financial, economic and humanitarian aid to Ukraine, an additional 500 million euros in military aid has been approved, and the Union states intend to continue supporting Kiev, EU diplomacy chief Josep Borrel said.
“I can tell you that we will continue our support for Ukraine,” the EU high representative for foreign affairs said at the end of an EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting Monday in Brussels at which member state ministers discussed aid for the Ukrainian armed forces.
“Today we reached a political agreement on the seventh tranche of military assistance for an additional 500 million euros and another 45 million for measures to enable Ukrainian soldiers to receive training as part of our military support mission,” Borrell continued.
The European diplomacy chief noted preparations for an EU-Ukraine summit on February 3, “the first summit since Ukraine received candidate status” for EU membership.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked Greek President Katerina Sakellaropula for agreeing to assist in obtaining vaccine against COVID-19 and invited her to the celebration of the 30th anniversary of Ukraine’s independence
“I wish health to the Greek people. Grateful to President of Greece Katerina Sakellaropoulou for helping obtain more COVID-19 vaccine. I invite you to the 30th anniversary of Ukraine’s independence. Glad to facilitate the celebration of the 200th anniversary of the Greek revolution where our Odesa played an important role,” he wrote on his Twitter page.
