Michel called the EU's decision to allocate €50 billion to Kyiv a signal for the United States. According to him, this decision sends a signal to Ukraine and the population of European countries about “EU unity” He added that this is also a signals that Brussels supports Kyiv.
On February 1, the head of the European Council said that the EU summit had approved a long-term program of budget assistance to Ukraine worth €50billion. It was also reported that EU governments must approve increased funding for military assistance to Ukrainian by early March.