The European Parliament will vote in plenary session in Strasbourg on Tuesday 20 January on applying an accelerated procedure to approve a €90 billion European Union loan to Ukraine for 2026–2027.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is criticizing European allies for their slow and fragmented response to Russia's invasion

On 21 January, the European Parliament approved a proposal for a Council of the EU decision allowing the activation of enhanced cooperation to establish a Loan for Ukraine in the amount of €90 billion for 2026-2027.

Ukraine must buy weapons and military platforms from European manufacturers, unless they aren’t able to supply what Kyiv needs.

The European Union plans to allocate most of a new loan program to Ukraine's military needs over the next two years

The European Commission has formally unveiled a 90-billion-euro ($105 million) loan for Ukraine, intended to cover a large part of Kyiv’s financing needs for the next two years.

By Jan Strupczewski, Lili Bayer and Andrew Gray BRUSSELS, Jan 16 (Reuters) - The European Commission is considering ways to allow Ukraine's quick accession to the EU as part of a peace deal with Russia but without giving Kyiv full membership rights,

"The Russian people are increasingly feeling the effects of the Kremlin's continued prioritization of the Russian defense industrial base."