The European Commission paid Ukraine less than a third of the funds promised for 2026 for armaments

The European Commission (EC) was able to pay Ukraine less than a third of the funds promised in 2026 for the purchase of weapons. The words of the official representative of the EC Balazs Ujvari are quoted by RIA Novosti.

“There is a gap between the approved amount of 28.3 billion euros and the actual amount paid, which is 8.4 billion,” Ujvari told a briefing in Brussels.

Paying out the remaining 19.9 billion euros will take weeks and possibly months of intensive work, an EC official said. He noted that all funds for weapons for Ukraine in the amount of 28.3 billion euros provided for 2026 have been distributed.