Source: European Parliament
The EU, in coordination with partners, will continue to provide political, financial, humanitarian, military and diplomatic support to Ukraine, in line with the joint security commitments[1].
So far, the EU and its Member States have provided EUR 177.5 billion in overall support to Ukraine and Ukrainians, including about EUR 63.5 billion in military support, with EUR 6.1 billion via the European Peace Facility. The EU will also continue with restrictive measures against Russia.
On 6 March 2025, the European Council called to accelerate the development of defence capabilities. The White Paper on European Defence Readiness[2] linked these capabilities with actions to strengthen the European defence industry, the required investments, and the work with partners, including Ukraine.
The Security Action for Europe instrument[3] will provide EUR 150 billion for Member States’ common procurement. 16 Member States have also activated the EU National Escape Clause enabling budgetary flexibility of up to 1.5% of gross domestic product for additional defence expenditure over the next 4 years.
Efforts in the field of energy resilience and the protection of critical infrastructure are directed at achieving the EU’s full energy independence from Russia. Timely implementation of the REPowerEU roadmap[4] is a priority.
To accelerate Russian energy import phase-out, the Commission proposed a ban on Russian Liquefied Natural Gas imports by end-2026, as part of the 19th sanctions package.
- [1] https://www.consilium.europa.eu/media/oredhmis/eu-ukraine-security-commitments-en.pdf.
- [2] https://defence-industry-space.ec.europa.eu/eu-defence-industry/white-paper-european-defence-readiness-2030_en.
- [3] https://defence-industry-space.ec.europa.eu/eu-defence-industry/safe-security-action-europe_en#:~:text=Adopted%20by%20the%20Council%20of,European%20defence%20industry%2C%20with%20a.
- [4] https://commission.europa.eu/topics/energy/repowereu_en.