Europe can't replace Ukraine's lost U.S. military aid, Kiel institute finds

Europe can't replace Ukraine's lost U.S. military aid, Kiel institute finds

Europe cannot offset the loss of U.S. support to Ukraine, according to new research from Germany’s Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW), Handelsblatt reports. IfW data show that in September and October 2025, Europe provided about €4.2 billion in military assistance to Ukraine — far too little to make up for the loss of U.S. aid this year. From 2022 to 2024, Kyiv received an average of €41.6 billion annually in military assistance from int…