Brussels: Military assistance from Europe to Ukraine fell sharply over the summer months, despite a new NATO procurement initiative aimed at streamlining arms deliveries, according to a report issued by the Kiel Institute for the World Economy.
According to Qatar News Agency, between July and August 2025, European countries delivered or earmarked 3.3 billion euro in military aid, averaging 1.65 billion euro per month. That represents a 57% decline compared to the January-June period, during which average monthly allocations were 3.85 billion euro. When considering all countries worldwide, total military aid to Ukraine dropped by 43% over the same period.
Christoph Trebesch, research director at the Kiel Institute and head of the Ukraine Support Tracker, warned that despite the NATO scheme, “Europe is scaling back its overall military support” and stressed that “what will be crucial now is how the figures evolve in the autumn.” Much of the remaining summer military assistance was channeled through the Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List (PURL), a mechanism agreed in July enabling NATO countries to purchase “ready-to-use” weapons and ammunition from US stockpiles for delivery to Kyiv, financed by European partners.
By the end of August, eight NATO member states — Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Latvia, the Netherlands, Norway, and Sweden — had participated, contributing a total of 1.9 billion euro through PURL. From the start of Russia’s military operation in Ukraine in February 2022 through August 2025, European donors (including the UK) have provided roughly 83 billion euro in military aid, compared to 64.6 billion euro from the United States.
Meanwhile, financial and humanitarian aid during July-August remained relatively stable at 7.5 billion euro, largely sustained by EU institutions. Trebesch urged that this stability be mirrored in military support, warning that Ukraine depends critically on sustained arms deliveries to maintain its defense efforts.