EU releases €6.6 billion for members arming Ukraine as five killed in Kyiv
Summary
The European Union has agreed to release €6.6 billion to reimburse member countries that sent weapons to Ukraine. This decision was made as Russia continued its attacks on Kyiv, where at least five people were killed in recent strikes. Ukraine’s president said U.S. President Donald Trump approved Ukraine building Patriot missile defense systems under license.Key Facts
- The EU released €6.6 billion from a fund to pay back member states that supplied arms to Ukraine.
- The fund is called the European Peace Facility, and payments were delayed due to political opposition in Hungary.
- About €4.7 billion will be used to reimburse countries, €900 million to train Ukrainian forces, and €1 billion to buy new equipment together.
- Russia carried out strikes on Kyiv that killed at least five people, including a 14-year-old boy who was an Israeli citizen.
- Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said U.S. President Donald Trump approved Ukraine to produce Patriot missile defense systems by license.
- Kyiv has seen more daytime attacks by Russian drones and missiles, hitting civilian and infrastructure targets.
- The EU and its members continue to support Ukraine despite Russian attacks intended to intimidate Europe.
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