< IMG Title = "€ 40 billion for Ukraine: Italy and Spain doubt whether to maintain a Callas plan" Width = "632" Height = "356" src = "https://cdn.fakty.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/23/novyj-proekt-632x356.jpg" class = "Main-Image-thumbnail wp-poost-image" Alt = "Kai Callas" Fetchpriority = "High" srcset = "https://cdn.fakty.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/23/novyj-proekt-2-632x356.jpg 632W, https://cdn.fakty.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/23/novyj-proekt-300x169.jpg 300w, https://cdn.fakty.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/23/novyj-proekt-768x432.jpg 768W, https://cdn.fakty.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/23/novyj-proekt-2200x113.jpg 200w, https://cdn.fakty.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/23/novyj-proekt-2-150x84.jpg 150w, https://cdn.fakty.com.ua/wp-cloads/2023/06/23/novyj-proekt-2.jpg 1280W "SIZES =" (MAX-WIDTH: 632PX) 100VW, 632PX "DecoDING" /> < p > Italy and Spain that they were not yet ready to support the proposal of the European Union to allocate up to 40 billion euros ($ 43.67 billion) for military assistance to Ukraine in 2024. ~ 60 > < p >According to Reuters, according to the plan, each country should have made a fee in accordance with the size of its economy.
< p > initiative proposed by the head of the EU foreign ministry, Kai Callas could actually double the military support of Ukraine from the European Union, which has already provided about 20 billion euros in 2024.
are now watching < p > according to EU officials, the preservation of military support of Kyiv is critical against the backdrop of uncertainty against the future US policy under the Donald Trump administration. He actually stopped the diplomatic isolation of Russia and calls both parties to negotiations.< p > Trump himself said that on Tuesday will hold a telephone conversation with the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin about the possible end of the war.
< h2 > EU countries were divided in approaches to the support of Ukraine< p >After a meeting of foreign ministers of 27 EU countries in Brussels, Kallas reported that her initiative received wide political support, and detailed discussions are now beginning. According to diplomats, the northern and eastern European countries actively support this plan.
< p > However, some countries of Southern Europe are less decisively configured, which emphasizes the existing split in the EU: the states, geographically closer to Russia, have already provided Ukraine more assistance, and the countries located further allocated less funds in a relative measurement. < p > < p > According to the Institute of World Economy in Kile, the leaders in military support of Ukraine are Estonia, Denmark and Lithuania, which allocated to Kyiv more than 2% of their GDP from January 2022 to December 2024. 62 > 62 ~ < p > at the same time Italy, Slovenia, Spain, Portugal, Greece and Cyprus provided Ukraine with less than 0.5% of its GDP.
< h2 > expectation of negotiations of Trump and Putin< p > before the meeting, the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Italy and Spain – the third and fourth largest EU economy – said that it was too early to make the final decision on financing assistance to Ukraine. According to diplomats, France also expresses fears about this plan.
< p > Foreign Minister of Italy Antonio Tayani emphasized that the offer requires detailed discussion taking into account further events.
< Blockquote >~ 60 >-We are waiting for a telephone conversation between Trump and Putin to understand whether there will be any progress in the issue of ceasefire, ”he said, adding that Italy also needs to find funds to increase its own defense expenses.
< p > – we have a lot of financial challenges, ”the minister emphasized.
< p > Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares said that there is no concrete solution at the initiative of Callas. < p > < p > – let's see how the discussion will develop, but at the moment no decision has been made yet, ”he said.
< p > according to Albares, Spain has already taken the obligation to provide Ukraine with 1 billion euro of military assistance in 2024 and did this without any additional initiatives from the EU. During the discussion for assistance to Ukraine, Slovakia made it clear that she would not interfere with the adoption of the plan, but she was not going to pay funds, three EU diplomats reported. < p > while Hungary and Slovakia do not provide Ukraine with military assistance, but, according to EU officials, they will not be able to block this plan, since the contributions should be voluntary. < p >
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