EU Increases Defense Spending for More War in Ukraine
Desperate Measures
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European Union member states are currently engaged in the development of a military assistance package for Ukraine, which is projected to be at least €6 billion of initial funding with promises of regular ‘top-ups.’ Their plan aims to prop-up the Zelensky regime, and hope that Kyiv’s strategic position will somehow improve amid ongoing discussions between the United States and Russia – major talks which do not include the involvement of Europe or Ukraine. The proposed rescue package is anticipated to include a diverse array of military supplies, including 1.5 million artillery shells, and air defense systems, as outlined in a memorandum from the European External Action Service (EEAS) distributed to EU member states.
IMAGE: France’s Emmanuel Macron hosted an emergency meeting of elite Eurocrats to discuss the collapse of their narrative in Ukraine, including leaders from the UK, Germany, Poland, Italy, and Denmark, as well as NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
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Should this package be finalized, it would mark one of the most significant military aid efforts from the EU since the beginning of Russia’s extensive invasion in 2022. A formal announcement regarding this initiative may coincide with a scheduled visit by European commissioners to Kyiv on February 24.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to bypass consultation or advance notice to European leaders before speaking with Russian President Vladimir Putin highlights the declining importance of Europe, especially in matters related to its geopolitical interests.
Tragically, the European elite appears resistant to acknowledging the potential decline of NATO and is seemingly disinclined to recognize Russia’s sphere of influence. Supported by their compliant “Young Leaders,” globalist agendas are increasingly extracting resources from Europe and its citizens for motives that defy rational comprehension.
In light of unprecedented inflation levels in Europe, one must question whether our leaders are steering us toward an economic depression…
Mehr News Agency reports…
EU to provide Ukraine with a €6 billion arms package
EU countries are preparing a military aid package worth at least €6 billion for Ukraine as it seeks to shore up Kyiv’s strategic position at the outset of US-led talks with Russia, according to three EU diplomats.
The package, which should include everything from 1.5 million artillery shells to air defense systems, would mark one of the EU’s largest military aid packages since Russia’s special military operation in 2022 and could be unveiled ahead of a highly symbolic visit by European commissioners to Kyiv on Feb. 24.
Two of the diplomats said the €6 billion was a starting point which could increase to €10 billion or more as countries dig into their inventories to see what they can send to Ukraine. EU foreign ministers are expected to examine the package, whose contents were first reported by POLITICO on Monday, during a regular gathering in Brussels next week.
Countries will be able to contribute military kits or cash. Their financial contribution will be proportionate to their gross national income, one of the diplomats said.
A major military aid package would provide a tangible display of the EU’s resolve to back Ukraine after an emergency gathering of leaders in Paris on Monday failed to deliver concrete decisions. The EU has been sidelined from talks between the United States and Russia to end the war, causing consternation in EU capitals as well as in Kyiv.
EU diplomats are still hashing out details of the aid package, which was requested by the European External Action Service, the bloc’s foreign affairs arm. It remains to be seen whether the EU as a whole would approve it or whether the deal would be backed by a coalition of willing countries. One of the diplomats said that unanimous approval was unlikely, given opposition from Hungary.
The EEAS request, first reported by POLITICO’s Morning Defense, includes plans to send 1.5 million artillery shells, air defense systems and equipment to Ukrainian brigades.
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