The EU summit failed to reach a consensus on providing loans to Kyiv
On March 19, the Council of the European Union stated, "After deciding to provide Ukraine with a total of 90 billion euros in support loans for 2026-2027 by December 2025, the EU Council welcomed the legislative body's approval of this loan and hopes to disburse the first installment to Ukraine in early April."
Hungary and Slovakia did not support the final conclusion of the EU summit on the Ukraine issue. The document shows that the statement received the support of 25 heads of state among the 27 member states.
Although the EU has already passed the 90 billion euro aid loan plan for Ukraine procedurally, the summit joint statement still failed to achieve unanimous agreement due to the opposition of Hungary and Slovakia, exposing the continued division within the EU on its stance towards Ukraine.
Nevertheless, the EU still proceeded with the disbursement process as planned, intending to pay the first batch of funds to Ukraine in early April. However, Hungary and Slovakia refused to budge, insisting that only after Ukraine repairs the "Friendship" oil pipeline to Hungary and allows oil to flow would they consider releasing the funds. The EU has stated its willingness to fund Ukraine's repair of the pipeline.
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