US EditionUkraine European Allies Fill the Gap as Aid Falls to Low Levels Amid US Pullout
The EU aims to provide 90 billion euros using frozen Russian assets amid a 2025 aid decline; military support fell to its lowest since Russia's 2022 invasion, Kiel Institute data shows.
- On Wednesday, the European Union laid out a plan to use frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine with 90 billion euros over two years and proposed loans to Kyiv repayable from Russian reparations.
- As US President Donald Trump wound down US contributions at the beginning of the year, Europe pledged almost 20 billion euros between March and June, replacing the United States' average 21.4 billion euros yearly.
- The overall total for the first 10 months of 2025 stands at 32.5 billion euros, meaning an additional 8 billion euros would be needed by year-end to avoid the record low of 37.6 billion euros.
- Military aid for Ukraine plummeted in the second half of 2025 as Europe mustered fewer than eight billion euros between July and October, the second-lowest four-month total since Russia's 2022 invasion.
- France, Germany and the United Kingdom increased their allocations substantially this year, but Professor Christoph Trebesch said, `Based on the data available through October, Europe has not been able to sustain the momentum of the first half of 2025`.
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Ukraine European allies fill the gap as aid falls to low levels amid US pullout
Military aid for Ukraine plummeted in the second half of 2025 as falling European contributions failed to make up for the halt in US support, data from the Kiel Institute showed on Wednesday.
According to a study published on Tuesday by the Kiel Institute, European contributions to Ukraine's military support will not be able to compensate for the American withdrawal at the beginning of the year. ...
Europe may not be able to compensate for US military aid. By October, only EUR 32.5 billion had flown, which is significantly less than before.
Military aid to Ukraine fell in the second half of the year, according to calculations by the Kiel Institute for the World Economy.
In the absence of additional payments, Ukraine ' s allies ' aid will amount to Euro32.5 billion in 2025, which is the minimum amount since the beginning of the full-scale war in the country, calculated by the Institute of the World Economy in Kiel.
The figures are alarming for Kiev. Since President Trump took office, the country under attack has received less and less international aid. However, it is not only the United States that is holding back.
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