From the end of January to the end of April, the United States provided Ukraine with military, humanitarian and financial assistance totaling 10.3 billion euros, the EU – 12.8 billion euros, according to the Institute of World Economy (IfW) in Kiel.
According to the Kiel Institute of World Economy (IfW) , EU countries in the second month of the war in Ukraine have been steadily increasing the volume of military, humanitarian and financial assistance to Kyiv and closer to the United States, according to DW.
Among more than 30 Western countries, In April, Germany and Poland made the most significant commitments to support Kyiv in April, IfW reported, citing the Ukraine Support Tracker database.
Since the end of January, the United States has provided € 10.3 billion in assistance to Ukraine. In addition, a few days ago, President Joe Biden announced a new large aid package of $ 33 billion , but a decision on it has yet to be decided by Congress.
Meanwhile, total EU aid , various agencies of the European Union and the European Investment Bank now amount to 12.8 billion euros, says IfW.
“Overall, EU countries are now on par with US aid, which is to be expected given Ukraine's geographical proximity,” said Christoph Trebesch, IfW's director of research. Germany ranks second in terms of assistance to Ukraine, taking into account support through EU structures.
Germany, which has repeatedly been criticized for being very cautious in supporting Kyiv, ranks fifth in the world in terms of direct aid to Ukraine (1.8 billion euros), second only to the United States, Poland, Britain and Canada. But if we take into account the indirect aid to Ukraine provided through the EU, Germany ranks second in the world in this indicator, the statement said.
Interestingly, in proportion to the country's GDP in the amount of aid to Ukraine first place occupied by Estonia, followed by Lithuania and Poland. The United States and Germany, which have contributed about 0.05 percent of GDP to Ukraine, rank tenth and eleventh, respectively.
The researchers took into account in Ukraine Support Tracker data on assistance provided by Ukraine to combat the Russian invasion, the 31st state. The information database takes into account the relevant obligations for the period from January 24 to April 23. Private donations and aid from international organizations are not included in the statistics.
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For comparison: since the beginning of the Russian invasion to Ukraine, the United States has provided Ukraine with military aid worth about $ 3.4 billion. On April 22, US President Joe Biden's administration provided Ukraine with a $ 800 million package of military assistance with tactical drones, howitzers and artillery shells.
On April 24, Volodymyr Zelenskyi was visited in Kyiv by President Pentagon Lloyd Austin and US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken. They promised to allocate 322 million dollars to Kyiv for defense. On April 28, US President Joe Biden asked Congress to provide another $ 33 billion in assistance to Ukraine.
