EU tasks Commission with Ukraine funding plan, eyes loan from frozen Russian assets
Europe • Oct 24, 2025, 8:27 AM
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EU leaders on Thursday asked the European Commission to prepare options to fund Ukraine for two more years, keeping open the possibility of a loan backed by frozen Russian assets. After a summit in Brussels, they deferred a final decision on the proposed 140-billion-euro ($162 billion) “reparations loan” to December. Laurent Berstecher reports.
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