EU Leaders Set to Agree on Loan to Ukraine Backed by EU Budget – Draft Text

BRUSSELS, Dec 19 (Reuters) – ‌European ​Union leaders ‌could agree to ​borrow on the market, against ‍the security of ​the EU ​budget, ⁠to keep Ukraine financed in 2026 and 2027, a draft text of the ‌leaders’ conclusions seen by Reuters ​showed on ‌Friday.

But the ‍leaders still ⁠want their governments and the European Parliament to continue working on setting up financing for ​Ukraine based on frozen Russian assets, the draft text said.

The joint borrowing against the EU budget would be with the exclusion of Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic, said ​the draft, which has yet to be approved by the leaders.

(Reporting ​by Lili Bayer and Andrew Gray)

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