PoliticsEU mobilizes €4.7 billion to reimburse members for arms sent to Ukraine
The EU Council approved €4.9 billion from the European Peace Facility: €4.7 billion to partially reimburse member states for weapons already supplied to Kyiv and €230 million to expand the EU military assistance mission’s budget. It is the first tranche of funding blocked by Hungary in 2023. The article says the fund compensates supplier countries, not Ukraine, and reports allegations that some states overstated shipment costs.
EU mobilizes €4.7 billion to reimburse members for arms sent to Ukraine