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Ukraine war: Which countries are sending weapons and aid to forces fighting the Russian invasion?

While the war in Ukraine continues to rage, countries across the globe have offered their military support to the Ukrainian government to fight off Russia's invasion.

In a historic move for the bloc, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen announced on Monday that the EU would finance the purchase and delivery of arms to Ukraine totalling €450 million.

"Today, I have proposed the third package of sanctions. And it's a whole package from financial sanctions,(...) but also for the very first time in the European Union, providing military equipment to Ukraine, a country under attack and conflict," she said in an exclusive interview with Euronews.

Some countries in the bloc would also be sending fighter jets, the EU's foreign chief Josep Borrell announced.

In another major shift, Germany has broken its long-standing foreign policy of banning all exports of lethal weapons to conflict zones and will deliver 1,000 anti-tank rocket launchers, 500 Stinger surface-to-air missiles, nine Howitzers, 14 armoured vehicles and 10,000 tonnes of fuel to Ukraine.

Also breaking with its neutral stance, Sweden announced that it would deliver anti-tank weapons to Kyiv.

France, for its part, has committed defence equipment and fuel support.

Belgium and the Netherlands will also provide weapons and protective equipment, with the Belgian government promising 2,000 machine guns, 3,800 tons of fuel, 3,000 additional automatic rifles and 200 anti-tank weapons.

As well as protective equipment, the Netherlands will also provide 200 Stinger anti-aircraft missiles as soon as possible.

Portugal, the Czech Republic and Romania are also supporting the Ukrainian defence by providing military equipment.

Portugal has offered protective equipment such as

Read more on euronews.com