On February 24, 2022, Russia attacked Ukraine. Since then, many countries have supported Ukraine to defend themselves – also Austria. In the meantime, a total of several billion euros have been flowed over the EU and direct.
Austria has supported Ukraine with a total of around three billion euros since the start of the Russian aggression war. These include bilateral aids of around 294 million euros and support via the EU level, as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed on Tuesday. As a neutral condition, Austria does not participate in military help for Ukraine.
Auxiliary payments from Austria to Ukraine
In particular, the bilateral aid payments include:
- 146.5 million euros to support basic care and reconstruction
- 117 million euros for humanitarian aid
- 12.8 million euros for neighboring countries affected by the war, such as the Republic of Moldova
- 9.7 million euros for “different support” such as combating corruption
- 8 million euros for benefits in kind, such as disaster protection
The rest of the AIDS is handled by the EU budget.
US and Europe largest donors
The biggest supporters in Ukraine are the US and Europe. Until now, almost 138 billion euros from Europe and 114.6 billion euros have come from the US, as the Institute for the World Economy (FW) has determined.
Here you can see the money flowing from the United States (Orange) and Europe (blue) to Ukraine over time:
Austria throughout Europe in 17th place
If you look at the individual European countries, Germany is the largest in favor of Ukraine with 17 billion euros, followed by Great -Britain (15 billion euros) and Denmark (8 billion euros). Austria is 17th in the European comparison.
Source: Krone
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