Ukraine is "
left alone
" in the face of Russia regretted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky Thursday, February 24, the first day of the war.
Driven by the hope of bringing Vladimir Putin back to the negotiating table, the West hesitated at first before offering direct aid to Kiev.
An illusion quickly vanished in the face of Moscow's stubbornness to continue its offensive.
Observation made, the European and North American allies mainly, have continued to increase donations and support to Ukraine.
First humanitarian, in the first hours of the conflict, the shipments quickly began to include military equipment and weapons.
Overview of the countries that come to the aid of Ukraine.
The European Union: together and individually, the 27 are committed
Not only did the Member States quickly manage to agree on a wide range of sanctions, but also on several tranches of aid to Ukraine.
Ursula von der Leyen, the President of the Commission, promised on Tuesday March 1 to commit at least 500 million euros from the European budget for humanitarian assistance.
In addition, Brussels will finance the purchase and delivery of armaments and other equipment to Ukraine.
Member states are even willing to provide combat aircraft, added the head of European diplomacy Josep Borrell on Sunday evening.
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France
was among the first countries to officially announce the sending of donations.
First of all by economic aid of 300 million euros.
Then quickly Emmanuel Macron mentioned the idea of "
delivering military equipment and support to the population
".
Kiev has already started to receive the first convoys.
On Sunday, a first consignment of 33 tonnes of emergency cargo transported by four trucks arrived in Poland yesterday and was handed over to the Ukrainian authorities.
A second convoy with 8 tons of emergency medical cargo should also have arrived.
Germany,
without itself delivering arms to Ukraine, has taken a big step by breaking its policy of banning all exports of lethal weapons in conflict zones.
Berlin allowed the delivery to Kiev of 1,000 anti-tank rocket launchers, 500 Stinger surface-to-air missiles and nine howitzers.
Concretely, deliveries of rocket launchers will be made by the Netherlands, and howitzers by Estonia.
These two countries had originally acquired this equipment from Germany and needed a green light from Berlin to be able to re-export it to Kiev.
At the same time, Berlin announced the shipment to Ukraine of 14 armored vehicles as well as 10,000 tons of fuel “
via Poland
”.
On the humanitarian level 16 million
".
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For its part, the
Netherlands
announced that it had sent sniper rifles, helmets and hoped to add "
as soon as possible
" 200 Stinger anti-aircraft missiles.
At the same time, Amsterdam will send 20 million euros in humanitarian aid (food, water and medical care for the displaced).
Belgium
claimed to provide Kiev with 2,000 machine guns and 3,800 tons of fuel.
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Spain
will send 20 tons of aid to Ukraine, mainly medical equipment and defensive equipment such as bulletproof vests.
The Prime Minister announced on Wednesday March 2 the forthcoming shipment of "
offensive military equipment
".
Portugal
will deliver in particular “
vests, helmets, night vision goggles, grenades, ammunition of different calibers
” or even “
G3 automatic rifles
”.
Italy
sent the supply of military equipment without details and paid 110 million euros in aid to the Ukrainian government.
Same deduction for
Austria
.
Vienna provides 15 million euros in humanitarian aid, in addition to the 2.5 million decided last week.
This country is also sending helmets and protective vests for rescuers, and 100,000 liters of fuel.
Greece
will send “
defensive equipment
” and humanitarian aid to Ukraine.
No details have been communicated on the type of equipment that will be shipped.
Croatia
will send 16 million euros worth of protective equipment and light weapons.
Slovenia
sent guns, ammunition and helmets.
The Czech Republic
has thus decided to send 7.6 million euros worth of arms, including 30,000 pistols, 7,000 assault rifles, 3,000 machine guns and several dozen sniper rifles as well as a million cartridges .
In January, Prague had already approved a donation to Kiev of four thousand artillery shells worth 1.5 million euros.
Romanian government to ship "
fuel, bulletproof vests, helmets, ammunition and other military equipment to Kiev, at a total cost of 3 million euros
"
Among the countries of the North,
Sweden
quickly decided to offer its
“military, technical and humanitarian” support.
This aid will notably include anti-tank weapons
.
Even more historic is
Finland
's decision , bordering Russia and non-aligned, to send Kiev, in addition to 70,000 field rations, lethal weapons, including 2,500 assault rifles, 1,500 rocket launchers and ammunition.
Denmark
announced on Sunday the shipment of 2,700 anti-tank weapons.
150 million crowns (20.1 million euros) in humanitarian aid to Ukraine, in addition to the 50 million announced on Friday, as well as the donation of civilian equipment and a mobile hospital to the Ukraine.
The United Kingdom
The UK
announced on Sunday that it would send an additional £40million in humanitarian aid to Ukraine
Norway
Norway
, which had already announced the supply of equipment such as helmets and bulletproof vests, said on Monday that it would also give Kiev up to 2,000 M72 anti-tank weapons.
Oslo has announced that it has set aside some 200 million euros which it will disburse as and when the needs expressed by humanitarian organizations.
North America
North America is no exception.
The United States
announced on Saturday, February 26, to provide new military aid in the amount of 350 million dollars.
"
This assistance will include new defensive military assets that will enable Ukraine to combat the armored, airborne and other threats it faces today
," said US Foreign Minister Antony Blinken.
In total, Uncle Sam has released more than a billion dollars over the past year to support Kiev.
At the same time, $54 million in additional humanitarian aid has been released.
The
Canadian
government announced on Sunday the shipment of protective military equipment, such as helmets and bulletproof vests.
The rest of the world
Outside Europe and North America,
Israel
will provide 100 tons of humanitarian material.
These are “
water purifiers, medical equipment, medicines, tents, blankets and sleeping bags and other aids that can assist civilians who find themselves outside their homes in the cold
”.
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In
Turkey
, the Disaster and Emergency Management Directorate (AFAD) announced the dispatch to Moldova of three long vehicles for humanitarian aid for Ukrainian refugees.
The Turkish Red Crescent has delivered aid to the Ukraine-Romania border, in cooperation with the Romanian Red Cross.
He also announced the dispatch of humanitarian aid to Ukraine.
International institutions rely on
The UN
was the first institution to release funds.
During an address to the media, the Secretary General of the Organization, Antonio Guterres, thus declared “
we will immediately allocate 20 million dollars
” for emergency needs.
A boost that should only be a first step.
The organization has also launched an emergency appeal to raise $1.7 billion.
"We are witnessing what could become the worst refugee crisis in Europe this century
," said Filippo Grandi, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees.
The IMF
has also been called in to help.
“We are exploring all options for financial support,”
including through the $2.2 billion aid package that was to be rolled out to Ukraine by June, and
“authorities have also requested emergency financing from the IMF
,” said its managing director Kristalina Georgieva.
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Another international institution to the aid of the country:
the World Bank.
“We are preparing a support package of $3 billion in the coming months, starting with ... a rapid disbursement of at least $350 million, which will be submitted to the Board of Directors for approval. this week,”
the institution said in a joint statement with the IMF.
This disbursement will be followed by $200 million
“for health and education”.