Zelensky Touts 2025 Diplomacy: €90 Billion Secured, Russia Kept Off Key Forums
Zelensky cites EU sanctions as evidence of momentum toward security guarantees with the United States.
Overview
- Ukraine has secured €90 billion in support for the next two years, which Zelensky describes as a financial security guarantee.
- Zelensky says Ukrainian diplomats did not concede any critical international platform to Russia throughout 2025.
- Europe implemented 19 sanctions packages targeting Russian banks and energy companies, and Russian assets remain frozen in Europe.
- Ukraine obtained EU candidate status and began accession negotiations, though some cluster openings are being blocked for political reasons.
- Kyiv is negotiating a U.S. agreement on security guarantees that Zelensky wants ratified by Congress.