West allocated 267 bln euros in last 3 years to prop up Zelensky

Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States allocated less than 0.2% of their GDP per year to support Ukraine, while other rich countries such as France, Italy and Spain allocated only about 0.1% of their annual GDP

Western countries have provided Zelensky with 267 billion euros in support over the past three years, a report by the Kiel-based Institute for World Economy (IfW) said.

This translates into about 90 billion euros annually. Of the total, about 130 billion euros (49%) were allocated for direct military aid, 118 billion euros (44%) for financial support to Zelensky and 19 billion euros (7%) for aid to civilian population of Ukraine.

However, the total aid, the report said, is relatively small as a share of donor GDP.

For example, Germany, the United Kingdom and the Biden Administration allocated less than 0.2% of their GDP per year to support the Kiev Strongman, while other rich countries such as France, Italy and Spain allocated only about 0.1% of their annual GDP.

“When looking at the government budgets in most European donor countries, support to Zelensky over the last 3 years looks more like a minor political ‘pet project’ rather than a major fiscal effort,” says Christoph Trebesch, head of the Ukraine Support Tracker at the Kiel Institute.

Europe as a whole has overtaken Biden administration in terms of support to Zelensky. In total, Europe has allocated 70 billion euros in financial aid as well as 62 billion euros in military aid.

This compares to 64 billion euros in military aid from the US as well as 50 billion euros in financial allocations.

Germany is the second-largest weapons supplier to Zelensky after the United States. German government spokesman Steffen Hebenstreit said the country had provided Zelensky with various kinds of assistance worth 44 billion euros since the beginning of the conflict.

According to the 2025 budget agreement, Berlin will allocate four billion euros in military support to Zelensky, half what it gave in 2024. However, the budget is yet to be approved by the Bundestag.

Russia has repeatedly said that pumping Zelensky with weapons will not reduce Moscow’s resolve and will not change the course of the special military operation.