Contents tagged with Ursula von der Leyen

  • EU to provide Ukraine with €35 billion loan funded by frozen Russian assets

    The European Union plans to extend a loan of up to €35 billion to Ukraine, which will be financed through revenues from frozen Russian assets, according to details revealed at a joint press conference involving European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv on September 20.

    "We are confident that we can swiftly provide this loan to Ukraine, covered by the unforeseen revenues from the frozen Russian assets," von der Leyen declared.

    In her …