Unveiling her plan on Dec. 4, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the EU would cover two-thirds of Ukraine’s needs for 2026 and 2027, for a total of 90 billion euros ($105 billion). International partners would fill the gap.

Often left out by the United States in peace negotiations, European countries are working to assert their leadership and bolster Ukraine with an ambitious funding plan. But can they agree?

The European Union on Friday indefinitely froze Russia’s assets in Europe to ensure that Hungary and Slovakia, both with Moscow-friendly governments, can’t prevent the billions of euros from being used to support Ukraine.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has said that the EU is preparing a new package of sanctions against Russia. Source: statement by von der Leyen posted on the official European Commission website Details: The statement noted that the EU is working on every step that will ultimately put an end to the bloodshed.

European Union envoys worked to narrow gaps in a plan to use billions of dollars in frozen Russian assets as collateral for a massive loan to cover

By Anthony Deutsch and Stephanie van den Berg THE HAGUE, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Leaders including Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskiy arrived in The Hague on Tuesday to launch an International Claims Commission to compensate Kyiv for hundreds of billions of dollars in damage from Russian attacks and alleged war crimes.

As European leaders vowed to protect Ukraine against Russia in the future, including via military means, Zelenskyy hailed progress with the US in talks about security guarantees – but disagreements over territory remain.

The European Union (EU) countries want to send a mission to Ukraine to train the Ukrainian army. This was announced on December 15 by Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Economic Relations Peter Szijjarto.