Europe 1 with AFP 12:05 p.m., February 1, 2024
This Thursday, the 27 countries of the European Union managed to reach an agreement to pay 50 billion euros in aid to Ukraine over a period of four years. A decision welcomed by kyiv which spoke of a “contribution” to a “common victory” over Russia.
The 27 EU countries reached an agreement on Thursday on aid of 50 billion euros over four years for Ukraine, until then blocked by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, announced Thursday the President of the European Council Charles Michael. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky assured that this agreement was proof of the “strong unity” of the Twenty-Seven.
A “common victory over Russia”
"Unity. All 27 leaders agreed on an additional envelope of 50 billion euros to support Ukraine within the framework of the EU budget. This agreement guarantees stable, predictable and sustainable financing. long term for Ukraine", wrote Charles Michel on X (formerly Twitter), at the start of an extraordinary summit in Brussels. The Ukrainian Prime Minister then quickly welcomed the unblocking, kyiv seeing it as a “contribution” to a “common victory” over Russia.
“EU member states are once again showing their solidarity and unity (...) to help the Ukrainian people resist the war” with Moscow, declared Denys Chmygal on X (ex-Twitter). “Each of your votes is a significant contribution to our common victory,” he added.