The European Union will activate a special emergency aid mechanism for Ukraine, which will make it possible to allocate funds to our country swiftly. Teams are currently working on this.
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky wrote about this after a conversation with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
“The situation is very difficult right now in many of our cities and communities with the supply of electricity, water and heating because of Russian strikes. The hardest-hit are Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk Region, Sumy Region, Donetsk Region and Kherson. I told Ursula about the challenges, and we agreed that the European Union will activate a special emergency aid mechanism. This will make it possible to provide Ukraine swiftly with funds for what is most needed right now. Teams are already working on this,” the head of state said.
The politicians also discussed additional energy and humanitarian assistance to prepare for winter, as well as European integration issues.
Zelensky noted that this week the European Commission published its annual report on the enlargement of the European Union, in which it gave a positive assessment of Ukraine’s progress. It is important to open all clusters and begin closing chapters, the President said.
“Of course, we also discussed diplomacy. In recent days there were talks in Brussels, where our teams worked well on the recovery plan and security guarantees from Europe. We also coordinated positions with Ursula regarding the meeting in Abu Dhabi. We are doing everything to ensure that the trilateral format delivers results,” he added.