Overview

• Germany has pledged £6 billion in aid for Ukraine, bypassing the EU's European Peace Facility weapons fund, leading to criticism from the European Commission.
• Germany is the second-largest international backer of Ukraine, after the US, and is seeking to reduce its contributions to the European Peace Facility.
• France's bilateral contributions to Ukraine are significantly lower than Germany's due to its use of the European Peace Facility scheme.
• Latvia is leading a coalition of Western countries to arm Ukraine with 'thousands' of crucial drones.
• Donald Trump's potential return to the US presidency raises concerns about Europe having to fund and arm Ukraine without US support.