Overview
- President Volodymyr Zelensky met with EBRD President Odile Renaud-Basso to discuss stepped-up support for energy, logistics, data centers and winter preparedness.
- Zelensky said in an evening address that Kyiv expects a further European Commission budget-support tranche in the coming days after receiving €3.3 billion in weapons aid last week.
- The discussions included concrete plans to attract investment and expand joint programs to sustain Ukrainian exports, with a special focus on agribusiness and farmers whose output underpins global food supplies.
- The EBRD was credited with helping to increase and protect electricity generation and the two sides agreed to deepen cooperation to shield critical infrastructure from intensified Russian strikes.
- The bank has downgraded Ukraine’s 2026–2027 growth forecasts because attacks have hit exports and activity, which raises the stakes for converting these pledges into near-term financing and repairs that affect household heating, power and transport access.