The new commitments from the European Union and the United States have been “limited”, deplores the Kiel Institute, which believes that “a further delay would clearly strengthen Putin’s position”.
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A visible consequence of Western hesitation. The pace of new aid pledges to Ukraine has fallen to its lowest level since the start of the Russian invasion, the German research institute Kiel Institute said on Thursday (December 7).
“The new commitments made between the beginning of August and the end of October amount to 2.11 billion euros”assessed the Kiel Institute, which lists the military, financial and humanitarian aid promised and delivered to Ukraine since the Russian invasion on February 24, 2022. A quarterly amount “down 87% compared to the same period in 2022”And “the lowest” since the start of the war.
Over the period from August to October 2023, among the 42 donor countries monitored by the institute, “only 20 have committed to new aid packages”. An envelope of 50 billion euros planned to consolidate European support for Ukraine is blocked by the reluctance of certain European countries to pay more, just like the new American envelope, which is blocked in the American Congress by the reluctance of elected officials Republicans.
“Further delay would clearly strengthen Putin’s position”, warns Christoph Trebesch, who heads the Kiel Institute team monitoring aid to Ukraine. In total, since the start of the war, Ukraine’s allies and major international organizations (World Bank, IMF, etc.) have promised it nearly 255 billion euros in aid, including 182 billion in the short term. (already delivered or planned within one year). These commitments include 141 billion euros in financial aid, nearly 16 billion in humanitarian aid and 98 billion in military aid.
