European military aid to Ukraine declined sharply this summer despite a recent NATO initiative in which member countries bought US weapons, the Kiel Institute for the World Economy said Tuesday.

Europe sent or earmarked a total of 3.3 billion euros ($3.8 billion) in military aid to Ukraine in July and August, averaging 1.65 billion euros per month.

This is a 57 percent drop compared with January to June this year, when European countries allocated on average 3.85 billion euros per month.

Military aid from all countries declined by 43 percent over the same period, despite Canada announcing a large aid package at the end of August.

"Europe is scaling back its overall military support. What will be crucial now is how the figures evolve in the autumn," said Christoph Trebesch, head of the

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