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This list of countries by Global Militarization Index is based on the 2022 [1] ... Heavy Weapons Index Score 1 Ukraine: 335: 5.11: 1.29: 1.75 2
The donation of military aid was coordinated at monthly meetings in the Ukraine Defense Contact Group throughout the war. A first meeting took place between 41 countries on 26 April 2022, and the coalition comprised 54 countries (all 30 member states of NATO and 24 other countries) at the latest meeting on 14 February 2023. [14]
From 1 March, Russian schools started war-themed social studies classes for teenagers based on the Russian government's position on history; one teaching manual (publicized by independent media outlet MediaZona) asserted that "genocide" had been occurring in eastern Ukraine for eight years, and that Russia was responding with a "special ...
The European Union has signed off on a 500 million euro (£419 million) package to fund weapons for Ukraine, marking the first time in the bloc’s history it is helping provide arms for a warzone.
On 5 May, Ukraine's Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal announced that Ukraine had received more than $12 billion worth of weapons and financial aid from Western countries since the start of Russia's invasion on 24 February. [495]
On 17 October 2022 the European Union approved €500 million ($486 million) in weapons for Ukraine, [152] and a two-year training mission initially under the command of France's Vice Admiral Hervé Bléjean for 15,000 Ukrainian troops. [152] The training would be held in Germany and Poland, and would be open to other nations.
The 13 conflicts in the following list have caused at least 1,000 and fewer than 10,000 direct, violent deaths in the current or previous calendar year. [2] Conflicts causing at least 1,000 deaths in one calendar year are considered wars by the Uppsala Conflict Data Program.
In September 2024, U.S. president Joe Biden met with British prime minister Keir Starmer to discuss allowing Ukraine to use long-range weapons in Russia. [8] On 16 November 2024, Biden allowed Ukraine to use long-range missiles. [9] Permission for the US ATACMS strikes are limited to Russian and North Korean forces in Kursk Oblast. [10]