On, French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna announced the supply of additional CAESAR self-propelled howitzer systems, mounted on the Renault Sherpa 5 6×6 chassis. After the legislation was approved by the Senate, Biden signed the legislation on 21 May. On 10 May, the House passed legislation that would provide $40 billion in new aid to Ukraine. On 5 May, Ukraine's Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal announced that Ukraine had received more than $12 billion worth of weapons and financial aid from Western countries since the start of Russia's invasion on 24 February. On 28 April 2022, US President Biden asked Congress for an additional $33 billion to assist Ukraine, including $20 billion to provide weapons to Ukraine. On 26 April 2022, the US convened a conference in which representatives of more than 40 countries met at the Ramstein Air Base to discuss military support for Ukraine. However, on 27 April Defense Minister Vasile Dincu said that his plan had been discontinued. The Ministry of Defense developed the draft decree stating that the reason behind this decision was Russia's aggression against Ukraine. On 19 April 2022, Romania announced a planned reform to the government decree that regulates the export of military weapons and national defence products to provide these weapons not only to NATO allies but also to Ukraine. The following day, Russia reportedly received anti-tank missiles and RPGs from Iran, supplied through undercover networks via Iraq. Īs of 11 April 2022, Ukraine had been provided with approximately 25,000 anti-air and 60,000 anti-tank weapon systems by the US and its allies. In three tranches agreed in February, March and April 2022, the European Union committed to €1.5 billion to support the capabilities and resilience of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the protection of the Ukrainian civilian population, under the purview of the European Peace Facility line. During the first week of the invasion, NATO member states supplied more than 17,000 anti-tank weapons to Ukraine by mid-March, the number was estimated to be more than 20,000. The next day the EU stated that it would purchase €450 million (US$502 million) in lethal assistance and an additional €50 million ($56 million) in non-lethal supplies for Ukraine, with Poland handling distribution. On 26 February 2022, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced $350 million in lethal military assistance, including anti-armor and anti-aircraft systems. NATO and its members also refused to send troops into Ukraine, or to establish a no fly-zone, lest this spark a larger-scale war. After the invasion, NATO member states including Germany agreed to supply weapons, but NATO as an organisation did not. The UK also began to supply Ukraine with NLAW and Javelin anti-tank weapons. In response, the US worked with other NATO member states to transfer US-produced weapons to Ukraine. In 2022, Russia built up equipment and troops on Ukraine's borders. Lethal aid ramped up in 2018, when the US began to sell weapons including Javelin anti-tank missiles, and Ukraine agreed to purchase TB2 combat drones from Turkey in 2019. īetween 20, the UK, US, EU, and NATO provided mostly non-lethal military aid to Ukraine. Bulgaria, a major manufacturer of Soviet-pattern weapons, has supplied more than €2 billion worth of arms and ammunition to Ukraine, including a third of the ammunition needed by the Ukrainian military in the critical early phase of the invasion Bulgaria also provides fuel supplies and has, at times, covered 40% of the fuel needs of the Ukrainian armed forces. European Union nations as a whole have provided €3.1 billion in military support to Ukraine, including lethal arms. Many NATO members and allies, such as Germany and Sweden, have reversed past policies against providing offensive military aid in order to support Ukraine. The United States has provided the most military assistance, having provided $29.3 billion from February 2022 through 3 February 2023, with a cumulative $41 billion to Ukraine as of 24 July 2023. Countries sending any aid, including humanitarian aid, to UkraineĪlthough Ukraine is not a member of NATO and does not have any military alliance with the United States or with any NATO nation, the Kiel Institute has tracked $84.2 billion from the 40 countries in financial, humanitarian, and military aid to Ukraine from 24 January to 3 August 2022.

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