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EU draws up plans for $22bn Ukraine weapons fund

The European Union is drawing up plans for a $22bn (20 billion euro) fund to be spent over the course of four years to help Ukraine fight Russia's invasion, officials have said [File: Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters]

The European Union is drawing up plans for a 20-billion-euro ($22bn) fund to provide Ukraine with weapons, ammunition and military aid as it fights Russia’s invasion, officials have said.

Josep Borrell, the bloc’s foreign policy chief, outlined the four-year proposal to EU foreign ministers meeting in Brussels on Thursday.

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