EU ministers approve 500 mln euros in military aid to Ukraine
(VOVWORLD) -European Union foreign ministers agreed on Monday to allocate another 500 million euros for military aid for Ukraine, the seventh such package of aid.
 Refugees from Odessa, Ukraine, arrive in Przemysl, Poland (Photo: PAP/ VNA) |
The foreign ministers approved a further 45 million for "non-lethal equipment" for the EU's military training mission for Ukraine.
European Union countries also worked on a 10th package of sanctions to take effect next month against Russia for the Russia- Ukraine conflict.
In another development, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Monday criticized the West for their military aids of billions of USD for Ukraine.