Overview
- Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said the EU adopted four new sanctions packages in 2025, with no successful Russian efforts to remove sanctioned oligarchs.
- He reported approximately €28.8 billion in EU budgetary support this year, including €18.1 billion in ERA loans and €10.7 billion from the Ukraine Facility.
- The European Council agreed in December on a €90 billion EU loan for 2026–2027 raised on capital markets and backed by an EU budget reserve.
- Sybiha highlighted an EU decision to keep Russian assets frozen indefinitely and to direct profits from those assets to Ukraine’s defense needs.
- He cited expanded military backing, including 2 million artillery rounds, training for 19,000 personnel, and progress toward EU accession with completed screening and 99% foreign-policy alignment despite Hungary’s veto.