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Ukraine’s allies have drastically scaled back their pledges of new aid to the country, which have fallen to their lowest level since the start of the war, according to a Germany-based think tank.
“The dynamics of support to Ukraine have slowed,” the Kiel Institute for the World Economy said, adding that new military, financial and humanitarian aid promised to Ukraine between August and October 2023 fell almost 90% from the same period in 2022, reaching its lowest point since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022.
The Kiel Institute figures showed that newly committed aid between August and October 2023 came to just €2.11 billion ($2.27 billion), a drop of 87% year-on-year.
Of 42 donor countries tracked by the institute’s study, only 20 had committed new aid packages to Ukraine in the last three months, the smallest share since the start of the war.
“Given the uncertainty over further US aid, Ukraine can only hope for the EU to finally pass its long-announced €50 billion support package,” the institute said, adding that further delay would “clearly strengthen” Russia’s hand.
The 27-member European Union is the biggest supplier of military aid to Ukraine, with Germany and Nordic countries particularly stepping in to fill the gap left by a divided US Congress.
EU countries committed €780 million in heavy weapons to Ukraine between August and October, compared to €500 million in US assistance.
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