Overview
- Europe lifted its 2025 support sharply, with military aid about 67% above the 2022–2024 average and financial/humanitarian aid up roughly 59%, according to the Kiel Institute’s tracker.
- Despite Europe’s increases, total international aid fell short of earlier levels, with military commitments about 13% below and non-military support about 5% below the recent three-year average.
- EU institutions became the primary channel for non-military assistance in 2025, providing nearly 90% of such support worth about €35.1 billion.
- The European Parliament approved a €90 billion loan facility for 2026–2027, extending centralized EU financing to cover Ukraine’s near-term budget and defense needs.
- Military assistance is concentrated in Western and Northern Europe, led by Germany at roughly €9 billion in 2025, while South and Eastern Europe supplied about 5% of military aid; U.S. grants fell around 99% as NATO partners instead bought about €3.7 billion in U.S. weapons via the PURL scheme, fueling political pushback in Germany including criticism from Sahra Wagenknecht.