Since the start of Russia’s invasion nearly a year ago, NATO’s 30 member nations have provided around €112 billion in military, humanitarian, and financial aid to Ukraine, the Secretary General of NATO, Jens Stoltenberg, announced on Wednesday.
The NATO leader pointed out that the United States, as the largest ally of Ukraine, had played a leading role in providing support for Ukraine. But he equally acknowledged that other European nations and Canada had provided significant support.
In December, the European Union briefly surpassed the US in the value of total committed aid to Ukraine, with Germany becoming the largest donor country in Europe, according to information from the Kiel Institute for the World Economy’s Ukraine Support Tracker.
European nations provide more than half of the support for Ukraine, which includes the supply of tanks, air defence systems, and other military equipment. Despite this, Stoltenberg called on NATO members to boost their support for Ukraine.
“Unfortunately, we don’t see any signs that Russia is preparing for peace,” he said. “On the contrary, Moscow is preparing for new military offensives. That is why we must continue to supply the weapons that Ukraine needs to recover its territory and survive as a sovereign country.”
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According to statistics published by the UK House of Commons, the US has provided Ukraine with $26.7 billion of military aid since the start of the war. The United Kingdom, Ukraine’s second-largest donor, committed $2.8 billion in assistance to Ukraine and plans to match this support in 2023.
As of 9 February, Belgium has allocated €324 million in civilian and military aid to Ukraine since the start of Russia's invasion.
