While the war in Ukraine continues to rage, countries across the globe have offered their military support to the Ukrainian government to fight off Russia’s invasion.
In a historic move for the bloc, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen announced, on 28 February, that the EU would finance the purchase and delivery of arms to Ukraine totalling €450 million.
Some countries in the bloc would also be sending fighter jets, the EU’s foreign chief Josep Borrell announced.
In another major shift, Germany has broken its long-standing foreign policy of banning all exports of lethal weapons to conflict zones.
Listed alphabetically, here is what donor countries have announced.
* Belgium – 2,000 machine guns, 3,800 tons of fuel, 3,000 additional automatic rifles and 200 anti-tank weapons.
* Canada – helmets, bulletproof vests, anti-tank weapons, ammunition.
* Croatia – €16 million worth of protective gear and light arms
* Czech Republic – 30,000 pistols, 7,000 assault rifles, 3,000 machine guns, sniper rifles, ammunition.
* Czech Republic – military equipment.
* Denmark – 2,700 anti-tank weapons, volunteer brigade.
* EU – will finance the purchase of arms for €450 mn
* Finland – 2,500 assault rifles, 150,000 rounds of ammunition, 1,500 rocket launchers, 70,000 field rations.
* France – defence equipment and fuel support.
* Germany – 1,000 anti-tank rocket launchers, 500 Stinger surface-to-air missiles, nine Howitzers, 14 armoured vehicles and 10,000 tonnes of fuel to Ukraine.
* Italy – military equipment.
* Netherlands – weapons and protective equipment, 200 Stingers
* Norway – helmets, bulletproof vests, 2,000 M72 anti-tank weapons.
* Portugal – bulletproof vests, helmets, night vision goggles, grenades and ammunition.
* Portugal – military equipment.
* Romania – fuel, body armour, helmets, ammunition, military equipment, medical treatment.
* Slovenia – rifles, ammunition and helmets.
* Sweden – anti-tank weapons
* USA – €350 million military aid package (adds up to €1 billion over last one year).
