PARIS: Military aid for Ukraine plummeted in the second half of 2025 as falling European contributions failed to make up for the halt in US support, data from the Kiel Institute showed Wednesday.
As US President Donald Trump wound down US contributions at the beginning of the year, Europe stepped up with record pledges of almost €20 billion ($23 billion) between March and June, more than offsetting the overall shortfall.
But Europe was only able to muster fewer than €8 billion between July and October, meaning Ukraine overall received the second-lowest amount for a four-month period since Russia’s 2022 invasion began.
The overall total for the first 10 months of 2025 stands at €32.5 billion, meaning an additional €9.1 billion would be needed by the end of the year to maintain the €41.6 billion annual average from 2022 to 2024.
Ukraine’s allies would need to send another €5.1 billion before the end of the year to avoid the current-record annual low of €37.6 billion, set in 2022.
