Kallas: EU Council to consider unblocking EUR 90 bln loan for Ukraine on April 21
The EU Foreign Affairs Council, which will meet on April 21 in Luxembourg, will consider the issue of unblocking a EUR 90 billion loan for Kyiv for 2026-2027 and the 20th package of sanctions against Russia, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas has announced.
"Russia once again deliberately targeted and killed Ukrainian civilians last night. With its army stalled on the battlefield, Moscow keeps falling back on terror against the innocent. Russia wants more war, so our response is more aid for Ukraine, more pressure on Russia, and full accountability for war crimes," she said on X on Thursday.
"Europe steps up. In recent days, Germany and Ukraine struck a EUR 4 billion arms deal, the UK announced its biggest-ever drone package, and the Netherlands pledged EUR 200 million, among other pledges," Kallas said.
"On the EU side, it is high time to unblock the EUR 90-billion loan and move forward with the 20th sanctions package. The Foreign Affairs Council will take this up next week," the EU high representative for foreign affairs said.
