During the month and a half of the war in Ukraine, the EU countries paid Russia €35 billion for the supply of various resources, said the head of EU diplomacy, Josep Borrell.. At the same time, according to him, financial assistance was allocated to Ukraine ten times less.. He stated this on Wednesday, April 6, Interfax-Ukraine reports..

“We gave Ukraine almost €1 billion. It may seem like a lot, but €1 billion is what we pay Putin every day for the energy he supplies us.. Since the beginning of the war, we have paid him €35 billion compared to the €1 billion we gave Ukraine for armament,” he said..

Borrell also said that the EU intends to approve a new package of sanctions, but the energy issue is still being discussed..

The diplomat believes that Europe should continue to arm Ukraine without provoking an escalation.

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Earlier it was reported that the head of European diplomacy noted that the EU is helping Ukraine in documenting Russian war crimes..