According to two diplomats familiar with the talks, EU leaders will raise the issue again at next week’s summit in Brussels, where they will try to persuade Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico to approve the broader package intended to cover roughly two-thirds of Ukraine’s financial needs through 2027.
If unanimity is not reached, northern European governments are prepared to move ahead with bilateral loans that would not require EU-wide approval. One person familiar with the discussions said the amount under consideration is €30 billion, enough to cover Ukraine’s financing needs through the first half of 2026.
Separately, Eelco Heinen told EU counterparts that the Netherlands has reserved €3.5 billion ($4 billion) annually in bilateral support for Kyiv through 2029, according to two additional diplomats cited by Politico.
EU Economy Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis said Brussels would ensure the loan moves forward despite resistance from Budapest.
“We will deliver on this loan one way or another,” he told Politico.
Ukraine’s short-term financial pressure eased after the International Monetary Fund approved an $8.1 billion loan package in late February. Diplomatic sources told Politico that Kyiv currently has enough funding to remain solvent until early May.
will_dormer on
Im glad we do it.. Many countries seem to be not actively engaged in helping Ukraine but expect others to do so
Shintaro1989 on
Baltic and nordic countries show us how it should be done. Shame on Hungary and Slovakia – and also on the EU, who allows a small minority to block all of us.
Front_State6406 on
Could be cool if you listed the actually countries
Spooknik on
Love me some Nordic-Baltic Eight action.
Good-Bench-2689 on
Come on guys Latvia is already broke and broken, they don’t have enough money for their own medicine, wages and infrastructure projects that we have started and missing billions to complete. What a joke. Destroy your own economy to maintain lost war. Happy that Nordic countries can afford it, good for them.
redditape1337 on
This is the way!
PhunkeyMonkey on
This is some good shit, fuck tip toeing around in fear
Respect out to my nordic & baltic brothers and sisters!
konstantin_gorca on
I never cease to be amazed by Nordic sense for common good.
For this to be even weirder, they are thought to be distant in private life
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Ukraine could receive up to €30 billion ($35 billion) in bilateral financing from Baltic and Nordic countries if [Hungary](https://www.kyivpost.com/topic/hungary) and Slovakia continue blocking a proposed €90 billion ($104 billion) European Union loan package, [Politico](https://www.politico.eu/article/europe-plan-to-keep-ukraine-afloat-hungary-blocking-e90b-loan/) reported, citing EU diplomats.
According to two diplomats familiar with the talks, EU leaders will raise the issue again at next week’s summit in Brussels, where they will try to persuade Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico to approve the broader package intended to cover roughly two-thirds of Ukraine’s financial needs through 2027.
If unanimity is not reached, northern European governments are prepared to move ahead with bilateral loans that would not require EU-wide approval. One person familiar with the discussions said the amount under consideration is €30 billion, enough to cover Ukraine’s financing needs through the first half of 2026.
Separately, Eelco Heinen told EU counterparts that the Netherlands has reserved €3.5 billion ($4 billion) annually in bilateral support for Kyiv through 2029, according to two additional diplomats cited by Politico.
EU Economy Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis said Brussels would ensure the loan moves forward despite resistance from Budapest.
“We will deliver on this loan one way or another,” he told Politico.
Ukraine’s short-term financial pressure eased after the International Monetary Fund approved an $8.1 billion loan package in late February. Diplomatic sources told Politico that Kyiv currently has enough funding to remain solvent until early May.
Im glad we do it.. Many countries seem to be not actively engaged in helping Ukraine but expect others to do so
Baltic and nordic countries show us how it should be done. Shame on Hungary and Slovakia – and also on the EU, who allows a small minority to block all of us.
Could be cool if you listed the actually countries
Love me some Nordic-Baltic Eight action.
Come on guys Latvia is already broke and broken, they don’t have enough money for their own medicine, wages and infrastructure projects that we have started and missing billions to complete. What a joke. Destroy your own economy to maintain lost war. Happy that Nordic countries can afford it, good for them.
This is the way!
This is some good shit, fuck tip toeing around in fear
Respect out to my nordic & baltic brothers and sisters!
I never cease to be amazed by Nordic sense for common good.
For this to be even weirder, they are thought to be distant in private life