Brussels, 18 December (LaPresse) – "I have presented two proposals, two options on the table for this financing. One is financing through the EU budget, borrowing from the budget, and the second option is a repair loan. So today we will discuss which of the two to use. These will be intense discussions. For me, the most important thing is that, in the end, we have secured funding for Ukraine for the next two years.‘ This was stated by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen upon her arrival at the European Council. ’This European Council comes at a very decisive moment. We have one ultimate goal at this European Council, and that is peace for Ukraine. That is why Ukraine needs secure financing for the next two years, 2026 and 2027. It is good that the European Council last time committed to filling Ukraine's financing gap for the next two years. We are talking about €137 billion, estimated as necessary, according to our estimate and that of the IMF, and we have committed to covering two-thirds of that, €90 billion," he explains.
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