The key facts
- Ukraine's allies outside the EU pledged 4 billion euros for 2027 versus 19 billion for 2026 — a nearly fivefold reduction (Financial Times data).
- Zakharova called the funding cut the West's recognition of the 'dead-end' nature of the 'anti-Russia' project.
- According to the European Commission, the EU has provided Ukraine with 231.5 billion euros since the beginning of the conflict and remains its largest donor.
Cuts in promised aid and the Russian Foreign Ministry's assessment
Maria Zakharova, official spokesperson of the Russian Foreign Ministry, at a briefing stated that Western countries have begun reducing financial support for Kyiv, having realized the futility of the project of turning Ukraine into an 'anti-Russia.' Her statement was prompted by Financial Times data, according to which Ukraine's allies outside the European Union have pledged to provide only four billion euros for 2027, whereas the volume of commitments for 2026 stood at 19 billion euros — the pledged support has shrunk almost fivefold.
Quote and context of European aid
'Why is funding for the Kyiv regime decreasing? Because the West perfectly understands the dead end of what was initially spoken of so triumphantly... But they cannot openly say that the project of this very Ukraine in the form of an 'anti-Russia' has failed,' the diplomat noted, rejecting the suggestion that the reduction was linked to Kyiv's successes on the battlefield.
The scale of aid from the European Union
For perspective: according to the European Commission, the total volume of financial, military, and humanitarian aid to Ukraine from the EU since the beginning of the conflict has reached 231.5 billion euros. In Brussels, it has been emphasized that the European Union has become Kyiv's largest donor, surpassing other international partners. Thus, the reduction in commitments so far concerns only the pledged aid from countries outside the EU for 2027; the European Union's own position for that period is not disclosed in the published data.
