The European Union will pay the first 4.5 billion Euros to Ukraine in March within the scope of the new coordinated aid program of 50 billion Euros from EU countries. X (formerly Twitter) European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen, who visited Kiev on February 24.
He said he discussed the next steps of the 50 billion Euro program with Ukrainian Prime Minister Denis Shmygal.
“The first payment of 4.5 billion Euros will be made in March,” he said.
The parties also discussed how to resolve the issue of Ukrainian exports, as well as the situation at the land border.
Before that, Verkhovna Rada deputy Yaroslav Zheleznyak statedHe said the first tranche could arrive in the first week of March. Rada MP reported “record little foreign aid” from the West in February. According to Zheleznyak, Japan sent “only $49.4 million” to Ukraine.
The decision to allocate €50 billion in macro-financial aid to Ukraine was taken by EU leaders on February 1, after overcoming Hungary’s resistance. The program lasts 4 years.
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