The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, at a meeting with the Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmygal in Kyiv, announced that Ukraine will receive the first financial assistance from the European Union in March. According to her, the payment will amount to 4.5 billion euros.
The EU will transfer the first 4.5 billion euros to Ukraine under the new aid program in March
They talked about our cooperation in the field of defense industry and coordinated the next steps within the framework of the Ukraine Facility initiative, which provides for financing in the amount of 50 billion euros for 4 years. Ms. Ursula reported that the first tranche worth 4.5 billion euros will arrive in March, Shmyhal wrote.
According to him, they also raised the issue of the situation on the Ukrainian-Polish border. The Ukrainian Prime Minister presented the Ukrainian "Plan of mutual understanding" to solve this crisis.
Ursula von der Leyen wrote on the X social network that she and Shmyhal "discussed the next steps regarding the 50 billion euro loan for Ukraine." And she confirmed that the first payment in the amount of 4.5 billion euros will take place in March.
The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, arrived in Kyiv
The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, arrived in Kyiv on the second anniversary of the start of the full-scale war.
I am in Kyiv to mark the second anniversary of Russia's war against Ukraine and the exceptional resistance of the Ukrainian people, said Ursula von der Leyen.
We support Ukraine even more decisively than ever - with financial, economic, military, moral support. Until the country is finally free, she said.
In addition to the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, three other leaders of Western countries came to Kyiv on the occasion of the second anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
