Ireland's low ranking on military aid to Ukraine does not reflect our financial support, experts say

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An international barometer of lethal and non-lethal military aid to Ukraine, which places Ireland towards the bottom in terms of contributors, does not accurately reflect Ireland’s overall financial support for the country, experts have said.

The barometer, published by the well-known Kiel Institute in Germany, puts Ireland fourth from the bottom of 20 countries assessed as being the top military aid donors, expressed in monetary amount, to Ukraine.