Ireland allocates €125m aid package to Ukraine
Irish Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Micheál Martin and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Helen McEntee on 23 July announced a new aid package for Ukraine for 2026 worth €125 million.
Source: a press release on the Irish government's website, as reported by European Pravda
Details: The aid includes €100 million for the supply of priority non-lethal military equipment to Ukraine.
The package also includes €25 million for the repair and protection of Ukraine's critical infrastructure, with particular focus on the energy sector ahead of winter.
"The support announced today will help Ukraine defend itself from these attacks and save civilians' lives. It will also help Ukraine prepare for the winter to come, protecting and repairing energy infrastructure," Martin said during his visit to Kyiv.
He noted that supporting Ukraine is a key priority for Ireland's presidency of the Council of the EU.
Background:
- Micheál Martin arrived in Kyiv on the morning of 23 July on a visit.
- Speaking ahead of the visit, Martin said he is making the trip at the beginning of Ireland's Council of the EU presidency "to underline the EU's and Ireland's continuing solidarity with the Ukrainian Government and the people of Ukraine".
- Martin's visit comes three weeks after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited Dublin to mark the start of Ireland's EU presidency.
- At that time, Martin said his country was already finalising an investigation into reports of exports to Russia of alumina – a raw material used in aluminium production. The Taoiseach also said that Ukrainians deserve EU membership and expressed hope that Ukraine's difficulties with its neighbours on this path would be overcome.
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