00:01The European Union is set to provide Ukraine with 6.1 billion euros in additional assistance
00:07to help the country purchase military equipment. Notably, the so-called Made in Europe requirement
00:13will be lifted to procure US-made Patriot interceptors, badly needed to shoot down
00:18Russia's devastating ballistic missiles. The funding will come from the bloc's 90 billion
00:23euro support loan which reserves 28.3 billion euros for military aid and 16.7 billion euros for budget
00:31aid this year. Ukraine military edge depends on the rapid availability of critical products
00:36in the required quantities and within very short time frames. Accelerating EU deliveries
00:43through destocking, reprioritizing orders and ramping up the production remains crucial.
00:49And with today's decision, we managed to achieve such an outcome that all the 28.3 billion euros
00:59which were allocated for this year to finance Ukraine defense from Ukraine support loan now are decided.
01:07The news comes as allies race to supply Ukraine with air defense systems as Russia escalates its
01:13bombing campaign ahead of what EU officials expect to be the war's harshest winter yet.
01:19All right.
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