Major European countries didn't offer new military aid to Ukraine in July - survey

BRUSSELS. Aug 18 (Interfax) - The authorities of the six largest European countries did not allocate new bilateral military aid to Kyiv in July, the Politico publication said, citing data from the Kiel Institute for the World Economy and its Ukraine Support Tracker resource.

"Throughout all of July, Europe's six largest countries offered Ukraine no new bilateral military commitments", the report said. Politico added that this was the first month that such data was posted since the beginning of Russia's military operation in Ukraine.

The fresh data covers the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, and Poland. Politico noted that such results are an indicator that European powers are not keeping up with the military aid coming from the U.S.

Additionally, the institute said, citing its available data, that European military assistance commitments for Ukraine have been on a downward trend since the end of April.

Politico noted that about a week ago the countries participating in the donor conference in Copenhagen pledged to provide Ukraine with 1.5 billion euros in military aid. However, the Kiel Institute warned that the figure "is meager compared to what was raised in earlier conferences."