Thread by @TheStudyofWar

NEW: America’s European and Asian allies have significantly ramped up their efforts to support Ukraine.🧵(1/10)

2/ European Council President Charles Michel stated on February 6 that the European Council and Parliament reached a provisional agreement on the creation of a new single dedicated instrument – the Ukraine Facility...

3/ ...–to pool the EU’s recently announced support package of 50 billion euros (about $54 billion) for Ukraine for 2024-2027.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen stated that the EU aims to start payments to the Ukraine Facility in March 2024.

4/ German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall stated on February 5 that it plans to send tens of thousands of 155mm artillery shells, dozens of Marder infantry fighting vehicles, 25 Leopard 1A5 tanks, and an unspecified number of Skynex air defense systems to Ukraine in 2024.

5/ South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) stated on February 6 that it plans to sign a contract with ammunition producer Poongsan in 2024 to mass-produce 155mm shells that have an extended range of 60 kilometers.

6/ South Korea reportedly began indirectly supplying artillery shells to Ukraine in early 2023, and these shells may go to European allies for indirect transfer to Ukraine.

7/ The EU and its member states have made available 138 billion euros (about $148.5 billion) - including its recently announced support package of 50 billion euros (about $54 billion) - to Ukraine since Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022.

8/ In comparison, the US has appropriated $113 billion to Ukraine since the full-scale invasion, of which over $75 billion was directly allocated to Ukraine for humanitarian, financial, and military support.

9/ The US government allocated the other $38 billion to security assistance-related funding, which the US government spent largely in the US and on US companies or personnel.

10/ As European partners continue to increase their support for Ukraine, US aid provision in the near to medium term remains vital to help Ukraine build its defense industrial base (DIB).

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