EU to split Ukraine financial support with 30 billion euros for budget, 60 billion for military


European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen holds a press conference to present the loan to support Ukraine's financial needs for 2026 and 2027 in Brussels, Belgium January 14, 2026. REUTERS/Omar Havana

BRUSSELS, Jan ‌14 (Reuters) - The European Commission's ‌President Ursula von der ‌Leyen said on Wednesday the EU intends to split the ‍90 billion euro ($104.89 ‍billion) financial ‌support approved for Ukraine into ‍one third ​for its general budget and ⁠two thirds for military supplies.

"We ‌take really a next step ⁠in our ‍support to build a stronger and more ‍stable Ukraine," she said ‌in a news conference in Brussels.

The 60 billion euros to be spent on military gears will be used mainly to buy equipment ‌from the EU and EFTA countries, she said.

($1 = 0.8581 ​euros)

(Reporting by Jan Strupczewski and Inti Landauro;Editing by Sudip Kar-Gupta)

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