To Secure Money for Ukraine, Europe Had to Resort to a Messy Compromise NYT | Top Stories Jeanna Smialek 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 TimesA 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.