Many of those deliveries were made on Saturday, and others will be made on Sunday. They are “significant contributions and will allow the Ukrainians to defend themselves,” said one of those sources.
The foreign ministers of the European Union, summoned urgently for a videoconference this Sunday, will coordinate the bloc’s initiatives, said the head of community diplomacy, Josep Borrell.
In a statement, Borrell announced that he will propose to the foreign ministers the adoption of measures such as the transfer to Ukraine “of lethal equipment, such as ammunition, and non-lethal equipment such as fuel and medical equipment”.
“The discussion of the meeting of foreign ministers will open the way for the speedy adoption of all necessary legal acts,” he added.
The ministers will also discuss the announcement of severe financial sanctions against Russia that were announced on Saturday by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
A senior European official commented that the countries of the bloc have decided to act quickly and expect a proposal from the European Commission on financial measures for this Sunday.
Both the delivery of weapons and the decisions to close the air spaces have been adopted for now at the national level, said that source.
Germany on Saturday authorized the delivery to Kiev of 1,400 anti-tank rocket launchers, 500 Stinger surface-to-air missiles and nine howitzers.
The NetherlandsMeanwhile, they announced the supply of 200 Stinger. Belgium contributed 2,000 machine guns and rifles, and Portugal ammunition and equipment.
The ministers will examine on Sunday the possibility of using the European Fund for Peace, a financial instrument created outside the common budget and endowed with 5,000 million euros, to “reimburse the Member States that have used their weapons stocks”, explained one of the European officials.
Each arms delivery is reported and detailed to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
In addition to the videoconference of the foreign ministers, the European ministers of Justice and the Interior will hold a face-to-face meeting in Brussels this Sunday to discuss responses to a possible wave of refugees from Ukraine.
Source: Ambito
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