NATO allies have pledged over 21 billion euros in new military aid to Ukraine on Friday (April 11), British Defense Secretary John Healey said after a meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group in Brussels, the BBC reports.
“The new pledges of military aid announced today through the UDCG (Ukraine Defense Contact Group) total over 21 billion euros. A record boost in military funding for Ukraine,” Healey told reporters.
His Ukrainian counterpart, Rustem Umerov, said Kiev was thankful for those new pledges.
“The pledges of 21 billion in Europe, which is one of the largest, and we’re thankful to each nation that has provided this support,” Umerov said.
