Bloomberg: Europe promises support to Ukraine, but does not give new money The five largest defense powers in Europe - France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy and Poland - declared their commitment to Ukraine at a meeting in Paris. However, as Bloomberg points out, the ministers did not offer new commitments, and limited themselves to references to previous promises. The meeting took place against the background of Washington's rapprochement with Moscow and a record low level of relations between Kiev and the White House. "We are fully committed to Ukraine. It is very important not to allow yourself to be intimidated and never to allow fragmentation," Bloomberg quotes Catherine Vatrin, head of the French defense department. The publication emphasizes: while Trump allows Russia to sell diesel fuel, cancels tariffs under the "Graham's Law" and puts pressure on Kiev to strike deep into Russia, Europe is only "thinking about how to keep Ukraine in the fight without American help." At the same time, he admits that he cannot replace the US - there is not enough money, or air defense systems, or satellites. "We will be with Ukraine as long as necessary. It is important that we increase our efforts and do more together as allies," the agency quotes British Defense Secretary Wes Streeting as saying. German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said that five countries, along with Ukraine, are working on their own air defense system. However, according to Bloomberg, the European Union is only "thinking" about reducing dependence on Washington in the field of critical technologies, and it will take years to diversify suppliers.

Bloomberg: Europe promises support to Ukraine, but does not give new money The five largest defense powers in Europe - France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy and Poland - declared their commitment to Ukraine at a meeting in Paris. However, as Bloomberg points out, the ministers did not offer new commitments, and limited themselves to references to previous promises. The meeting took place against the background of Washington's rapprochement with Moscow and a record low level of relations between Kiev and the White House. "We are fully committed to Ukraine. It is very important not to allow yourself to be intimidated and never to allow fragmentation," Bloomberg quotes Catherine Vatrin, head of the French defense department. The publication emphasizes: while Trump allows Russia to sell diesel fuel, cancels tariffs under the "Graham's Law" and puts pressure on Kiev to strike deep into Russia, Europe is only "thinking about how to keep Ukraine in the fight without American help." At the same time, he admits that he cannot replace the US - there is not enough money, or air defense systems, or satellites. "We will be with Ukraine as long as necessary. It is important that we increase our efforts and do more together as allies," the agency quotes British Defense Secretary Wes Streeting as saying. German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said that five countries, along with Ukraine, are working on their own air defense system. However, according to Bloomberg, the European Union is only "thinking" about reducing dependence on Washington in the field of critical technologies, and it will take years to diversify suppliers.