Abstract:
The armed conflict in Ukraine that escalated in February 2022 became on of the
greatest challenges to the international relations and the world order of the 21st century. The Ukraine as the defending side in this conflict against the world’s second-strong army of Russia
and is having huge losses in terms of infrastructure, economy and the civilian population. This
study investigates the amount of humanitarian aid provided to Ukraine by its main supporter which
is the European Union as the closest neighbor and ally. The author analyzes the areas which are
composed in this support and the countries of the European Union who supply the most
humanitarian aid and the reasons why they keep supporting Ukraine and ignore the threat of
Russian aggression and economic aftermath. It is established that European Union, and especially
Germany, Poland, France and Baltic states support Ukraine is order to help it survive and find its
way to build democracy, and the main areas of the aid are the asylum provision, food and water
supplies and healthcare.
