“According to EU estimates, Ukraine needs 135 billion euros over the next two years.”, — write: www.unian.ua
According to EU estimates, Ukraine needs 135 billion euros over the next two years.
Nauseda is confident that the EU will find the necessary solutions for Ukraine / photo UNIANThe European Union will return to the issue of financing Ukraine if the loan agreed on the night of December 19 turns out to be insufficient, and will be able to find the necessary solutions.
This was stated by the President of Lithuania Gitanas Nauseda in an interview with LRT.
“The financing issue has been resolved. The European Union has found a way to finance Ukraine in the amount of 90 billion euros in 2026-27. This decision resolves all issues related to Ukraine’s needs at the moment. We will return to the financing issue at the next regular meeting of the European Council,” the Lithuanian president noted.
It is noted that, according to EU estimates, Ukraine will need an additional 135 billion euros to cover its needs over the next two years.
The Lithuanian leader added that if Kyiv needs additional financing, the European Union will find a solution.
“If additional funds are needed, the European Union is ready to look for solutions, and these solutions will be found,” Nauseda noted.
Aid to Ukraine – the latest newsOn the night of December 19, after 15 hours of negotiations in Brussels, the European Union decided to grant Ukraine a 90 billion euro loan for 2026-27. The loan is provided at the expense of EU funds, and not frozen Russian assets, as originally envisaged. The head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, noted that Ukraine will be obliged to return this money only after Russia pays reparations.
Minister of Finance of Ukraine Serhiy Marchenko thanked the European partners for the decision and noted that the funds for Kyiv are non-refundable and interest-free. At the same time, the head of the financial department noted that work on the reparation loan at Russian expense continues.
Previously, the Russian Central Bank threatened the EU with courts and confiscation of European assets in case of use of Russian funds. Experts point out that although the courts will not be able to block the allocation of the reparation loan, the litigation around this issue can be long.
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