The Council of the European Union has allocated 4.7 billion euros as compensation for its member states that supplied weapons to Ukraine.
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the council stated that it had adopted eight decisions allowing the disbursement of the funds under the European Peace Facility scheme.
"This decision allows for partial reimbursement through the EPF of the military aid already sent by member states, totaling 4.7 billion euros," the statement said.
In addition to compensation for weapons procurement, the European Union also allocated funds amounting to 230 million euros to finance the European Union Military Assistance Mission to help Ukraine.
With this additional budget, total EU support for Ukraine under the EPF scheme now reaches €10.8 billion. This figure includes €9.9 billion for reimbursement of military aid costs from member states and €950 million for military training programs through the EU-UMAM.
Meanwhile, Russia has repeatedly stressed that arms supplies from Western countries to Ukraine actually hinder the resolution of the conflict and drag NATO member countries into the confrontation.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has previously warned that any shipments carrying weapons to Ukraine would be considered a legitimate military target by Russia.
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