Zelenskyy: EU decision to provide EUR 90 bln is real financial guarantee of Ukraine's security

The European Union’s decision to provide Ukraine with EUR 90 billion over two years is a real financial guarantee of security and must be implemented, said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

"There is now an important decision on the table — an important decision to provide Ukraine with EUR 90 billion in support over two years. This is a real financial guarantee of our security and our resilience, and it must be delivered. And I thank everyone working to make this happen," Zelenskyy said in an address to the European Parliament on Tuesday.

Members of the European Parliament voted at a plenary session in Strasbourg on February 11 to approve a EUR 90 billion loan for Ukraine covering 2026 and 2027. Of the EUR 90 billion allocated for Kyiv, EUR 60 billion is earmarked for Ukraine’s defense needs, while the remaining EUR 30 billion will be directed toward macro-financial assistance or budget support channeled through the Ukraine Facility mechanism. The EU Council must now adopt a final formal decision on the loan regulation.

On October 23, 2025, some 26 member states had tasked the European Commission with presenting a proposal on financial support for Ukraine as quickly as possible, after which the commission put forward financing options. The European Council agreed to extend Ukraine a EUR 90 billion loan for 2026 and 2027, to be raised on capital markets and backed by the EU budget guarantee, on the condition that the loan would be repaid using reparations to be obtained from Russia.