Since beginning of war in Ukraine, European Union paid Russia € 35 billion

Since the invasion of Ukraine’s invasion of Ukraine, the European Union paid Russia for energy over 35 billion euros, whereas provided assistance to Ukraine for only a billion. On Wednesday, April 6, said the head of the EU diplomacy Jozep Borrel.

“We must continue to arm Ukraine. You need less applause and more help … 1 billion euros – this is what we pay Putin every day for the energy that he supplies us. Since the beginning of the war we gave him 35 billion euros … Compare it With 1 billion euros, which we gave Ukraine in the form of weapons, “quotes the chief of European diplomacy .NET.net.

Borrel believes that Europe must continue to arm Ukraine without provoking escalation. “Wars won with the help of weapons and economic weakening of the enemy,” said Borrel.