Brussels, Belgium, Nov 17, 2025 (AFP) - Ukraine needs 70 bn euros in 2026, EU says as funding debate rages

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2025-11-17

Ukraine needs more than 70 billion euro ($81 billion) in extra financial assistance to defend itself and keep the government running in 2026 as Russia's war drags on, the EU said Monday. The European Commission spelt out Kyiv's needs in a paper circulated to member states as the 27-nation bloc debates whether to use frozen Russian assets to fund a new loan to plug Ukraine's looming budget black holes. "The scale of Ukraine's financing gap is sig......

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