Chinanews.com, December 12 According to Agence France-Presse, the latest report released by the Kiel Institute for the World Economy on the 8th pointed out that since the outbreak of the Ukraine crisis in February 7, Western aid to Kyiv has fallen to a record low.
Data map: U.S. aid to Ukraine.
The report shows that between August and October 2023, the scale of various types of Western aid pledged to Ukraine fell by nearly 8% year-on-year, falling to the lowest level since February 10.
Trebesch, head of the Ukraine Tracking Project team and director of the research center of the Kiel Institute for the World Economy, said that the data shows that Western support for Ukraine has become "more hesitant" in recent months.
According to US media reports, on the 6th local time, the U.S. Senate voted on a spending bill totaling $1105.<> billion, which includes military support for Ukraine and Israel. However, due to bipartisan disagreements in Congress, the bill was ultimately not passed.
In Europe, the Financial Times previously reported that the controversy surrounding the EU budget could lead to Ukraine not being able to receive the 500 billion euros of aid promised by the EU, and some member states, including Hungary, may block the approval of the plan.
French President Emmanuel Macron met with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on December 12 to discuss issues at the upcoming EU summit, including "all aspects of European support for Ukraine," with a view to breaking the deadlock.