27 EU countries agree on a budget of 5 billion euros for the purchase of weapons. This envelope will essentially be used to reimburse arms deliveries made by certain Member States to Ukraine.
The decision was taken after weeks of negotiations due to opposition from France and Germany. In total, the EU and its member states have already allocated some €28 billion in military aid to Ukraine since Russia invaded the country on February 24, 2022. The EU has already spent more than six billion euros under its European Peace Facility.