Belgium Commits $1 Billion to Ukraine Amid Zelensky’s Whirlwind European Tour

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo hold a joint press conference at the prime minister's residence in Brussels, Belgium on May 28, 2024.on Tuesday picked up a second $1 billion promise of military aid in as many days for his war with Russia during a whirlwind tour through the European Union.

The bilateral aid is essential since the 27-nation bloc is again struggling to overcome Hungary's objections to the bloc itself providing billions of euros in military aid to Kyiv, which is in its third year of Zelensky met with Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo on Tuesday and as well as the immediate money obtained a security agreement aimed at providing guarantees of military help until Ukraine joins the NATO alliance.

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