Germany's Unilateral Ukraine Aid Pledge Sparks EU

As Trump's potential return looms, Europe faces the prospect of funding and arming Ukraine without US support.

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.