Support for Ukraine: why the EU does not have full backing for the new aid package from Kallas.

The EU will not agree to the new military aid initiative for Ukraine

According to Radio Free Europe, the new military aid initiative for Ukraine worth up to 40 billion euros, proposed by the EU's chief diplomat, Kaia Kallas, is unlikely to be supported at the upcoming EU leaders' summit on March 20-21. This was stated by several EU diplomats who cannot officially comment on this initiative.

At the extraordinary EU summit in Brussels on March 6, it was decided to strengthen military aid to Ukraine. The diplomats surveyed refuted reports of a possible suspension of Hungary's voting rights, explaining that the decision on aid to Ukraine will depend on the political will of each of the remaining 26 EU member states.

Kaias Kallas's initiative envisages immediate delivery of weapons to Ukraine and the possibility of ordering weapons from Ukrainian enterprises. However, some EU member states have expressed doubts about the distribution of contributions based on the size of the economy. They also do not agree with the provision for a report on the aid provided by the end of March.

The German government is not yet formed, so the final decision on Kallas's initiative may be postponed. But diplomats always show political will to support Ukraine, regardless of the speed of adoption of the 'Kallas initiative'.

The volume of Kallas's new initiative may be approximately the same as the planned aid from European countries. Also, countries that are not EU members, notably the UK, Norway, and Switzerland, are joining the aid effort.