European Council chief Charles Michel on Thursday (April 7) backed a proposal to release an additional 500 million euros ($540 million) to provide arms for Ukraine.
“Once swiftly approved this will bring to 1.5 billion euros the EU support already provided for military equipment for #Ukraine,” Michel tweeted, also thanking EU diplomatic chief Josep Borrell for proposing the extra funding.
The proposal was agreed on Thursday by the 27 EU nations at ambassador level.
Source: Defense Post
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