The difference between the resources made available by Europe and those allocated by the United States to Ukraine has grown to 23 billion euros. According to the Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW), between January 24, 2022 and February 2025, Europe provided 138 billion in military, financial, and humanitarian aid to Ukraine, compared to 115 billion from the US. Europe then announced a further 97 billion in aid, which has yet to be allocated. Since President Trump took office on January 20, 2025, his government has not disclosed any fresh aid packages. In January and February, Sweden allocated €1.1 billion, Denmark €690 million, Norway €610 million, Germany €450 million, and the United Kingdom €360 million. The IfW institute's data also confirm the imbalance in European countries' commitment to support Kyiv: in terms of economic size, states such as Estonia and Denmark contribute disproportionately, with more than 2% of GDP, compared to Germany or the United Kingdom (0.4-0.5% of GDP) and France, Italy, and Spain (0.1-0.2% of GDP). According to IfW experts, if the major European countries (UK, France, Germany, Italy, and Spain) follow the example of the Nordics or the Baltics countries, "Europe could largely compensate for the United States' halt, especially with regard to financial aid".
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