🔴#Ukraine | Measures aimed at providing €500 million in military equipment approved yesterday by COREPER II, €450 million of which is for lethal equipment.⤵️ 1/4 #EU2022FR
This measure will be financed through the European Peace Facility.
This is the first time that the European Union has financed lethal equipment.
COREPER II also approved the adoption of new sanctions: ⤵ 2/4
đź“ŚShutting down EU airspace to Russian aircraft ;
đź“ŚProhibiting transactions with the Central Bank of Russia ;
📌New individual sanctions, notably against Russian oligarchs and businessmen.⤵️ 3/4