Digest september 20: Major weapons package from US and big loan from EU

21.09.2024

EU announce a €35bn loan as part of a G7 plan to raise $50bn on the back of future profits from frozen Russian assets, — FT.

The US is expected to announce a major weapons package to Ukraine next week, — CNN.

Australia has mothballed a $550m tank fleet. AFU could soon be using 59 retired Abrams tanks, — The Sydney Morning Herald.

Now the entire CHP in Lithuania is being dismantled and transferred to Ukraine in parts, — Ursula von der Leyen.

France has completed training of a group of Ukrainian pilots on Alpha Jet combat training aircraft.

$5.8 billion remaining for aid to Ukraine will be used, — Sabrina Singh.

Ukraine offered Portugal help in extinguishing forest fires: firefighting plane and emergency services specialists.

Ukraine’s defeat will cost the Germans much more than current and future support, — Boris Pistorius.

The Norwegian government has proposed to increase support to Ukraine by €430 million this year, and provide €1.3 billion per year until 2030.

Author: The Ukrainian Review Team | View all publications by the author