Which country sends the most aid to Ukraine among Nato’s big guns?
- The US is by far the biggest provider of weapons, but the most generous countries in terms of GDP are the 3 former Soviet states Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania
- In the first month of Russia’s invasion, allies sent Ukraine defensive weapons but quickly expanded to howitzers, rocket launchers and missile-defence systems
The promise by Nato members Denmark and the Netherlands to provide advanced US-made F-16 jets to strengthen Kyiv’s Soviet-era air force is the latest evolution of the alliance’s aid to Ukraine since the war started in February 2022.
The US is by far the biggest provider of weapons to Ukraine at 42.8 billion euros, according to the German-based Kiel Institute for the World Economy’s Ukraine aid tracker in late May.
Kyiv’s next biggest military backers are Germany with 7.5 billion euros and the United Kingdom with 6.6 billion.
But the most generous countries in terms of GDP have been the three former Soviet states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
In the first month of Russia’s invasion, Nato allies sent Ukraine mostly defensive weapons but the list quickly expanded to include howitzers, multiple-rocket launchers and missile-defence systems.
As the war entered its second year, the weapons grew heavier.