The top end result will nonetheless imply billions of euros value of weapons are despatched to Ukraine — a few of them straight by donors, whereas if international locations give much less they will have to really pay into the fund.
Bilateral arms shipments to Ukraine can be discounted from money contributions to the fund at a degree of round 43 %. That signifies that for each €2.30 in weapons {that a} nation provides Ukraine, it may possibly deduct €1 from what it owes to the fund.
For all international locations, because of this so long as they offer sufficient bilateral help, they gained’t have to provide any new money to the fund.
It’s “artistic accounting,” one official advised POLITICO’s Brussels Playbook.
Germany, for instance, has to chip in round €1.2 billion a yr, however so long as it provides Ukraine at the least €2.4 billion in weapons, will probably be off the hook. This yr Berlin has pledged it’ll give €7 billion.
Germany has already stated it’ll depend its personal arms shipments as its contribution.
