The European Commission will present proposals to cover Ukraine’s financial needs in 2027, as well as a comprehensive 22nd package of sanctions against Russia.
This was stated by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, European Pravda reports.
This will take place ahead of the next EU leaders’ summit, scheduled for 26–27 November in Brussels.
“We are preparing the 22nd package of sanctions. And we, as the Commission, are preparing a proposal on how to cover Ukraine’s financial needs in 2027,” the official said.
The European Commission President also commented on the peace talks aimed at ending the war in Ukraine, which took place on 10–11 November in Abu Dhabi. She stressed that Europeans took part in them to protect their own interests and at the request of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
- Earlier, Prime Minister Serhii Koretskyi said that Ukraine’s need for external budget financing next year exceeds $52bn.
- It recently emerged that German Chancellor Friedrich Merz threatened to block the European Union’s next seven-year budget for 2028–2034 if all member states do not agree on joint financing for Ukraine.
- After speaking with the European Commission President, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that the European Union will apply a special emergency assistance mechanism for Ukraine, which will make it possible to allocate funds to the country swiftly. Teams are currently working on this.