„Keine einfachen Optionen“: Von der Leyen fordert die EU-Länder auf, die 135-Milliarden-Euro-Lücke für die Ukraine zu schließen
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/11/17/no-easy-options-von-der-leyen-urges-eu-countries-to-plug-135bn-gap-for-ukraine
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…meanwhile there is railway sabotage in Poland.
Wake up, Europe.
Meanwhile, Bavaria cuts family benefits per newborn from 6k€ to 3k€ and now to 0.
Ukraine has corruption problems. Any more funding needs conditions for them to become less corrupt.
Yes of course, let’s work more
Mommy Von Der leyen is the worst thing that happend to the EU since drunk Juncker.
Full article text:
> Ursula von der Leyen has implored European Union countries to agree by December on a plan to cover Ukraine’s military and financial needs for the next two years, estimated at a staggering €135.7 billion, according to a letter sent on Monday and seen by Euronews.
> In the document, von der Leyen highlights the „particularly acute“ scale of funding that Ukraine will require in 2026 and 2027: €83.4 billion to fund the Ukrainian army and €55.2 billion to stabilise the economy and address the budget deficit.
> Her assessment draws from estimates by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Kyiv’s authorities, and it is based on the assumption that Russia’s full-scale war will end in late 2026, even if that is by no means certain. A ceasefire, seen as a precondition for a peace agreement, remains elusive.
> The letter details the three main options to support Ukraine.
> – Voluntary bilateral contributions by member states. The assistance would be disbursed as a non-repayable grant and be accounted against a member state’s national budget, including any associated interest payments. Von der Leyen said the contributions should amount to „at least“ €90 billion for the next two years.
> – Joint debt. The interests would have to be covered by either national guarantees or the bloc’s common budget. Amending the budget’s legislation would require unanimous approval, a tall order given Hungary’s opposition to funding Ukraine. Von der Leyen does not provide a specific number for this option.
> – A reparations loan based on Russia’s immobilised assets. Kyiv would be asked to repay the loan only after Moscow agrees to compensate for the damages. The value of the loan could be worth €140 billion or even higher.
> The first two options, she notes, would increase the fiscal burden, as the financial aid would come from either a direct cash contribution from member states or fresh money raised on the markets. The borrowing would have to be „carefully managed“, she adds.
> The third option, the reparations loan, avoids this scenario as it would not incur extra expenses, fresh debt or impact national budget contributions. Instead, it would use the cash balances generated by the immobilised assets of the Russian Central Bank, the bulk of which is kept at Euroclear, a central securities depository in Brussels.
> Facing potential legal ramifications, Belgium is the main hold-out.
> The country has demanded maximum legal certainty and total burden-sharing to defend itself against Russia’s retaliation if Moscow were to sue. In her letter, von der Leyen acknowledges the risks and warns of „potential knock-on effects“.
> Von der Leyen met Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever last Friday to advance the talks, which have so far yielded limited progress.
Well for one thing we could stop buying Russian gas and oil.
2022 war started after Zelensky, a man basically appointed by the US.
US should cover the expenses alone. Europe does not deserved to be in a such misery.
I’m all for supporting Ukraine’s war effort financially, However, it’s not ok that thousands of young men flee Ukraine to those EU countries that provide financial support.
They are using Ukraine as a pawn and everyone knows this. Zelensky was appointed by the US back then when you connect all the dots and see how us favors russia for the most part you understand that this was a setup to drain the euro zone once again.