At a European Union leaders’ summit on Thursday, High Representative Kaja Kallas’ plan to generate up to €40 billion in new military aid for Ukraine failed to garner the political momentum it needed, raising major doubts about its feasibility. Some diplomats deemed the proposal “dead” because of the lackluster response.
The summit’s conclusions on Ukraine, which were approved as a “extract” by just 26 nations due to Hungary’s veto, merely mentioned the Kallas plan in passing and made no mention of its financial goals.
The text notes, “The European Council recalls the initiatives to enhance EU military support to Ukraine, particularly that of the High Representative to coordinate increased support by member states and other participating states, voluntarily.”
What Kallas called the most “realistic” aspect of her project—€5 billion to buy 2 million rounds of ammunition for Kyiv in the near future—is not even mentioned in the conclusions. Compared to modern weaponry, artillery shells are easier to get and less expensive. Kallas stated, “I think it is important to have a tangible result,” when she entered the summit and was questioned about her plan on Thursday morning.
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