00:01The European Commission has concluded that Ukraine's financial and military needs for
00:07this year are fully met, one month after Kiev flagged a nearly 24 billion euros shortfall
00:13in its Ministry of Defence that called Brussels of guard. In a vaguely worded statement released
00:18on Thursday, the Commission said that it had coordinated through joint efforts to cover
00:23Ukraine's budget and defence needs for 2026. In late August, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky
00:30called on allies to fill the gap, warning essential weapons deliveries were at risk.
00:36Since then, the Commission has been engaged in technical talks with the Ukrainian government
00:41to pin down the exact scope of the financing hall. Brussels died up the pressure on Kiev to advance
00:48the reforms necessary to unlock the support loan in the Ukraine facility, a prior assistance
00:54envelope. In response, Zelensky praised the good results of the bilateral consultations about
01:00the 2026 and 2027 needs.
01:03To be continued...
01:05First time...
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