Two officials told the Kyiv Independent about this on July 10.
Russia’s constant missile attacks on Kyiv have exposed a lack of adequate air defense not only in Ukraine but throughout Europe.
Moldova is among the most vulnerable countries, both because of its proximity to Ukraine and because a contingent of Russian soldiers remains in Russian-occupied Transnistria.
A high-ranking EU official and a Moldovan diplomat confirmed to the Kyiv Independent that a package of measures to support air defense will be approved on July 13.
The funds will be disbursed from the “European Peace Facility,” which began operations in 2021. It is funded by contributions directly from the 27 EU member states.
Over the past five years, Moldova has received a total of 197 million euros from the fund in a series of disbursements, the most recent of which—20 million euros for air defense—was made in April 2025.
During her visit to the country in May, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas insisted on a drastic increase in contributions to the fund for Moldova, bringing the total to 120 million euros per year.
The vote on July 13 will, in and of itself, cover the vast majority of Kallas’s requests. It remains unclear whether any additional payments for Moldova will be proposed in the second half of 2026.
