Latvian PM Andris Kulbergs proposes one beer less per EU citizen to fund aid for Ukraine
From Brussels, Kulbergs said a small annual donation equal to a beer could fund help for Ukraine and called for continued support and tougher sanctions.
Latvian Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs said in Brussels that if every European Union citizen donated the amount equivalent to one beer per year, it would be enough to help Ukraine.
Kulbergs urged continuation of support for Kyiv and called for tougher sanctions on Russia, while asking citizens to accept small personal sacrifices to sustain assistance.
One small sacrifice, he said, can save lives
He proposed that each EU citizen "drink one less beer" annually and give the savings to Ukraine as humanitarian and reconstruction aid.
"It's one beer less per year for every European. We can afford that. But that help is needed by Ukraine now. That one beer is only a cost, and there, in Ukraine, the price is paid with lives. We will drink less, and there we'll save lives," Kulbergs said.
Speaking from Brussels, Kulbergs framed the idea as a symbolic but practical way for Europeans to contribute, and reiterated the need to keep pressure on Russia through sanctions.
Photo: press material from the event
