In a move reminiscent of Europe’s World War II era, the European Union on Sunday announced that it is closing its airspace to Russian airlines and spending hundreds of millions of dollars to supply weapons to Ukraine in its latest response to Russia’s invasion.
The move to supply arms to Ukraine was called “a defining moment for European history by EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell, who said that the bloc’s 27 foreign ministers had greenlighted the unprecedented support for Ukraine and that those actions would take effect within hours, according to The Hugginton Post.
“We have decided to use our capacities to provide lethal arms, lethal assistance, to the Ukrainian army by a value of 450 million (euros) ($502 million) … and 50 more million ($56 million) for non-lethal supplies, fuel, protective equipment,” Borrell told reporters, the news outlet reported.
The development comes a day after Germany announced another major policy shift, saying it will send weapons and other supplies directly to Ukraine, including 500 Stinger missiles, which are used to shoot down helicopters and warplanes, and 1,000 anti-tank weapons.
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