Ukraine: Promised aid won’t come until 2027, NATO state says

“Once again, we have to ask ourselves if we ourselves are not part of the problem. So far, the Patriot batteries that were promised in Washington have not been delivered,” Landsbergis said.

(Ukraine has some US Patriot systems — Lansbergis appears to be referring to an additional shipment promised in April 2024 that Ukraine said Thursday has yet to appear.)

“No new ammo packages have been delivered since June,” Landsbergis continued. “Of the F-16s that were delivered, they only started using a few of them.”

“During our discussions with Ukrainian friends we learn that certain equipment that was promised last year will not be delivered until 2027.”

He did not specify which equipment was delayed until 2027.

It could mean a $55 billion EU aid package approved in February, which is scheduled to be paid in installments until 2027, mainly for economic purposes. Recent military aid deals with European allies, including Spain, also involve annual installments until 2027.

His remarks echo those of Ukraine’s leaders, who have long said Western aid is arriving too slowly as they grapple with Russian military advances.

Leaders of Baltic states such as Lithuania are among the harshest critics, claiming they are on the front lines should Russia win in Ukraine.

In May, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that aid packages from the West must arrive faster.

“Every decision we come to, then all together, is delayed by about a year,” Zelenskyy told Reuters.

According to the Kiel Institute, the US gave Ukraine $83 billion in aid following the Russian invasion, while European countries gave about $122 billion, although a larger proportion of US aid packages are military.