Saturday, November 16

EU approves 500 million more for arms shipment to Ukraine

The Council of the European Union (EU) gave the green light this Tuesday to others 500 million euros to finance weapons for Ukraine to defend itself from Russia

La UE aprueba 500 millones más para envío de armas a UcraniaLa UE aprueba 500 millones más para envío de armas a Ucrania

Photo: PRESTON HAMMON/US ARMY/PLANE/ZUMA/PICTURE ALLIANCE / Deutsche Welle

Deutsche WelleLa UE aprueba 500 millones más para envío de armas a Ucrania

“Tomorrow’s history is being written today, on the battlefields of Ukraine,” the EU’s high representative for Foreign Affairs, Josep Borrell, said in a statement. With respect to the 2. million euros in total that the EU has dedicated to financing military aid for kyiv, stated that “it is only part of the European efforts to help Ukraine defend itself”.

The Council once again demanded that Russia put end “immediately” its military aggression in Ukraine and withdraw “unconditionally” all its military forces and equipment from all Ukrainian territory, as well as fully respect the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of its neighbor within its borders internationally recognized. (ff)

Deutsche Welle