The President of the European Commission has announced a new 3.5 billion -euro disbursement from Kiev today, while stressing that Russian Vladimir Putin is determined to force it into capitulation.
“Putin is trying more than ever to win this war over the field. Its purpose remains the capitulation of Ukraine. And then we know what can happen afterwards. Because it has already happened again. The fate of Ukraine is not only at stake. It is also the destiny of Europe »said Ursula von der Layen, speaking at the Summit in Kiev, on the occasion of the third anniversary of the Russian invasion.
Von der Laene stressed that “our first priority remains the strengthening of Ukraine resistance”, noting that to date, the EU and its member states have provided aid of 134 billion euros-“the largest amount than anyone else”, he said. “Thanks to the means of facilitating Ukraine Facility and the G7 loan, we closed Ukraine’s fiscal vacuum for the whole year 2025,” he noted.
The chairman of the Commission has announced that a new disbursement of 3.5 billion euros for Ukraine will be released in March. At the same time, he stressed that we should speed up the immediate delivery of weapons and ammunition and this will be the focus of efforts in the coming weeks. As he said, the Extraordinary European Council convened by its President, Antonio Costa, on March 6, will present a “comprehensive plan how to increase our European weapons production and defense capabilities”. From this plan, he said, Ukraine will benefit.
At the same time, Ursula von der Laien announced that the Commission has prepared an ambitious package for Energy Security in Ukraine and the EU. As he said, the Ukraine and Moldovan electricity market will be fully integrated with the electricity market until the electricity market. of the following year. In addition, he added, “we will take full advantage of the capabilities of Ukraine’s huge natural gas reserves, of which 80% are close to EU Member States”, which will generate revenue for Ukraine.
