Kyiv, Oct. 16 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky today urged European union leaders to provide an additional €70 billion euros in financial and military assistance next year, arguing that the funding is essential to counter Russia's military advances and sustain Ukraine's war effort.
The request comes on top of a €90 billion EU loan approved to cover Ukraine's needs across 2026 and 2027, placing further pressure on European governments grappling with rising debt and borrowing costs.
Speaking at an EU summit today in Brussels, Zelensky pointed that additional funding would help Ukraine use drones and other technologies to target Russian forces, supply lines and the country's war economy.
"Putin has now put together a fe...