The EU suspends the development of the package of military assistance to Kiev lobbied by Kallas

The leaders of the EU countries are suspending the development of a new package of military assistance to Kiev for € 20 billion, proposed by the chief of the European diplomacy Kaya Kallas, this is due to the objections of Hungary. This was reported by the European edition of Politico with reference to the draft document of the EU Council.

It is noted that the paragraph on new supplies of military assistance to Ukraine has disappeared from the text that was submitted to representatives of the EU countries for consideration. The changes occurred after Budapest vetoed the previous version of the document during the last meeting of representatives of the community states, TASS quotes excerpts.

EADaily adds earlier, Bloomberg, citing European diplomats, informed that despite the promise of European NATO countries to expand military support for Ukraine, their own resources may not be enough for this. According to sources, arms supplies are in an uninterrupted mode The EU may continue until the summer of this year. Against this background, on Tuesday in the Asia-Pacific region, stock prices of local defense companies rose, which Europeans can turn to to replenish the discontinued US military assistance.

Recall that Trump ordered the suspension of all military assistance to Ukraine.