Qatari’s Al-Jazeera network has reported on the heavy costs of billion dollars of Western countries, especially the United States and the European Union, in providing military support to Ukraine in the war with Russia.
According to Pak Sahafat News Agency International group, the website of the Qatari network Al-Jazeera reports on the heavy costs of Western countries, especially the United States and the European Union, in providing military support to Ukraine in the war with Russia, which you can read in detail;
In recent months, Western aid to strengthen Ukraine’s military strength has been channeled through the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, the two bodies responsible for delivering aid to the country. More than two months after the Russia-Ukraine war, Ukrainian President Vladmir Zelensky continues to call for more military support in the face of the Russian military.
His speeches in recent weeks have consistently included condemnation of Western leaders who he believes have failed to provide financial and weapons assistance to the country. The figures released by the Western capitals, however, reflect the fact that they have not failed to provide aid to Kiev and have even pocketed financial and weapons aid to Ukraine as the war has dragged on.
America
Since the start of the Ukraine-Russia war, the United States has been at the forefront of Western countries in terms of financial and arms assistance to Ukraine. The volume of US financial and arms aid to Ukraine during this period has reached 13 billion and 600 million dollars.
The value of US arms aid to Ukraine during this period has reached more than $ 3.5 billion, which will exceed $ 13 billion with the recent request of US President Joe Biden to Congress to approve a new aid package to Kiev. The most important part of US arms supplies to Ukraine includes the Joulin and Stinger missile systems, which the Ukrainian military has proven to be effective in the war against Russia.
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The aid also includes dozens of Howitzers, tanks that hit high-altitude air targets. The aid also includes 144,000 artillery shells and various drones. Armored vehicles, helicopters and drones have also been among US weapons supplies to Ukraine. Interestingly, some of these weapons were made in the former Soviet Union and were left behind by the Soviet Army when it left Afghanistan.
The New York Times recently wrote in a report that of the $ 3 billion in total US assistance to Ukraine, it includes providing intelligence support and deploying US troops to neighboring Ukraine to facilitate military advisory missions and training of Ukrainian troops. The rest of our $ 6.9 billion in US aid goes to humanitarian aid, which includes food, medicine, financial aid to Ukrainian companies, and the reception of Ukrainian refugees.
England
It ranks second in the West in terms of military, political and economic assistance to Ukraine, a topic that has surprised many. Especially when British Prime Minister Boris Johnson traveled to Kiev, he was named the highest-ranking Western official to travel to the Ukrainian capital during the war.
The British Ministry of Defense has announced that it has allocated $ 530 million for military and humanitarian aid to Ukraine and intends to increase this amount in the near future. $ 250 million of this aid was weapons. Britain has delivered missiles, tanks, armored vehicles and even anti-ship missiles to the Ukrainian army.
The British Army is also training Ukrainian troops on the Polish border to use anti-aircraft missiles. Since the start of the Russia-Ukraine war, Britain has delivered 4,000 anti-tank missiles and laser anti-tank missiles to Ukraine, and has announced that it will deliver another 6,000 in the near future.
120 Mastiffs and Starstreak advanced anti-aircraft missiles were among the other British aid to Ukraine. The British Defense Secretary recently announced that he would increase military and weapons aid to $ 600 million.
European Union
The European Union has provided $ 550 million in military and weapons aid to Ukraine since the start of the war, and has pledged $ 1.1 billion in aid, following pressure from the United States and Kiev. The arms shipments came mainly from Eastern Europe and Germany, and Poland was the main transit point for them to Ukraine. In terms of financial and humanitarian assistance, the European Union has provided $ 550 million in assistance to Ukraine, including food, medicine and accommodation for Ukrainian refugees.