EU Commission President: Ukraine to Receive €3.5 Billion from EU in March

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has announced that in March Ukraine will receive a new tranche of 3.5 billion euros from the EU.  

She made the announcement during the International Support for Ukraine Summit in Kyiv, the European Commission's website reports.  

Von der Leyen stressed that ‘Europe is here to strengthen Ukraine at this critical moment’.  

‘I can announce that a new payment of €3.5 billion for Ukraine will be available in March,’ she said.  

The European Commissioner stressed that not only the future of Ukraine, but also the whole of Europe is at stake, so the key task is to strengthen the Ukrainian resistance.  

‘To date, our Union and its member states have supported Ukraine to the tune of 134 billion euros. This is more than anyone else,’ von der Leyen said.  

According to The Gaze, in 2025, the European Union will provide Ukraine with €35 billion in financial assistance under the G7 ERA and the Ukraine Facility programme.