Pand supports EUR 20B in EU military aid to Ukraine – Sikorski

This was stated by the head of Pand's foreign picy department, Radoslav Sikorsky, in Brussels before the start of an informal meeting of EU foreign ministers, Ukrinform correspondent reports.

"I support the original prosal of the EU High Representative of the EUR 20 billion Eurean Peace Facility, which, as the name indicates, is our Eurean defense budget. Eurean defense is an idea whose time has come," said the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Pand.

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As reported, EU foreign ministers continue to discuss the prosal put forward by the EU High Representative, Josep Borrell, to create a separate fund for Ukraine within the Eurean Peace Facility in the amount of EUR 20 billion for the next four years, implying EUR 5 billion annual allocations.

It is assumed that the money will not only compensate to member states for the weapons and military equipment provided to Ukraine, but also devel the capacity of the Eurean defense industry, in particular, by boosting ammunition production for their supply to Ukraine.

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