EU will find ways to get loan to Ukraine, von der Leyen says

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen attends a press conference with European Council President Antonio Costa (not pictured) at the end of a European Union leaders' summit in Brussels, Belgium, March 20, 2026. REUTERS/Yves Herman

BRUSSELS, March 20 (Reuters) - ⁠The EU will find ways to pay ⁠out the promised 90 billion euro ($104.2 billion) ‌loan to Ukraine despite Hungary's ongoing resistance, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said early on Friday.

"We will ​deliver one way or the other," ⁠von der Leyen ⁠told reporters after a summit in Brussels, where EU ⁠leaders ‌failed to convince Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban to lift his blockade on ⁠the vital EU loan to Ukraine.