Borrell: EU for first time in history financing lethal weapons for third country - for Ukraine

For the first time in history, the European Union will finance the purchase and supply of lethal weapons to a third country - Ukraine, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell stated.

Another taboo has been lifted, the taboo that the EU does not provide weapons during the war. Yes, we are doing this, he said. This war requires our participation in order to support the Ukrainian army. We live in an unprecedented time, he said in Brussels on Sunday.

Borrell said during an extraordinary meeting of the European Council for Foreign Relations, which will be held this evening, they will propose using the European Peace Facility for two urgent measures to finance the supply of lethal materials to the Ukrainian army, as well as urgently needed fuel, protective equipment and medical supplies.

In addition, Borrell said that he had instructed to establish a mechanism to coordinate the requests of the Ukrainian army so that, together with the member states, they could respond in the most effective way.