EU agrees to release €6.6 billion linked to Ukraine military aid
The package includes €4.7 billion in reimbursements, €1 billion for equipment procurement and €900 million for training Ukrainian forces.
- On Friday, European Union member countries agreed to release €6.6 billion in military aid for Ukraine from the European Peace Facility, High Representative Kaja Kallas announced.
- The funds had been stalled since spring 2023 by Hungary's previous government under Prime Minister Viktor Orban. That deadlock broke this year after Prime Minister Peter Magyar took power.
- Kallas detailed that €4.7 billion will reimburse member states, €1 billion will fund joint procurement, and €900 million will support the EU's military training mission. Some states may send reimbursements directly to Kyiv.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that his country faces a $27 billion Ministry of Defence shortfall. He emphasized that funding for weapons is critical to survive constant strikes.
- Kallas stated, "That's good news for Ukraine and bad news for Russia." She added that Europe is countering Moscow's attempts to intimidate the bloc into reducing support.
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EU releases €6.6 billion for members arming Ukraine as five killed in Kyiv
European Union countries have agreed to release €6.6 billion from a fund meant to reimburse member states that have provided arms to Ukraine, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Friday. At least five people were killed in Russian strikes on Kyiv earlier in the day, according to local authorities.
After years of Hungarian blockade, the EU unlocks €6.6 billion from the European Peace Facility for Ukraine. ...
The European Union has agreed to disburse 6.6 billion euros in military aid funds for Ukraine, which had been frozen for a long time due to Hungary's opposition. The funds will be distributed for training the Ukrainian military, jointly procuring new military equipment, and reimbursement of aid costs for member states, and are expected to help resolve Ukraine's shortage of defense funds.
The bulk of the package is intended to compensate EU member States for military equipment and weapons already provided to Ukraine.
EADaily, 25 September 2026. EU countries released to Ukraine Euro6.6 billion from the European Peace Fund, which had blocked Victor Orban for more than two years, as reported by the head of Eurodiplomatics Kai Callas today, 25 September.
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