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Today — 20 December 2025Main stream

To Secure Money for Ukraine, Europe Had to Resort to a Messy Compromise

20 December 2025 at 04:37
The European Union came up with an 11th-hour deal to help Ukraine, but the solution raised questions about the bloc’s decisiveness.

© Tyler Hicks/The New York Times

A Ukrainian soldier with a mortar, hidden from the sight of drones, near Kupiansk, in May. The European Union will funnel 90 billion euros’ worth of loans to Ukraine.
Yesterday — 19 December 2025Main stream

With New E.U. Loan, Ukraine Avoids Budget Crunch and Can Plan War Effort

19 December 2025 at 19:12
The loan will cover two-thirds of the country’s financial needs for the next two years. It also bolsters Ukraine’s position in ongoing peace talks.

© Tyler Hicks/The New York Times

Members of Ukraine’s 148th Artillery Brigade at a firing position in the Zaporizhzhia region of eastern Ukraine in October.
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