World · 15 d ago
Zelensky asks EU leaders for 70 billion euros more for 2027
Ukraine's projected war costs in 2027
155 billion euros
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told leaders in Brussels the war will cost Ukraine 155 billion euros next year.
The EU agreed a 90-billion-euro loan program for 2026 and 2027 in December 2025; leaders have now asked the European Commission for proposals on the extra need.
What we know
- Assets stay frozen at Euroclear
- No new 70-billion-euro package yet
Not yet
- Whether the assets will fund Ukraine
- How the 2027 gap will be covered
About 210 billion euros of frozen Russian central bank assets sit at Euroclear in Belgium; Zelensky said Russia wants them back, but they remain under Europe's control.
Leaders also opened two more negotiating clusters on Ukraine's EU membership after Hungary lifted its veto.
