European Commission to contribute up to €35 billion to G7 loans to Ukraine

The president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyenhe announced this Friday during a visit to Kiev that the institution he presides will contribute up to 35 billion euros to the 50 billion euro credit to Ukraine announced in June by the G7.

“Los incessant attacks Russians mean that Ukraine needs continued support from the EU. The European Commission will offer a credit of up to 35 billion euros to Ukraine As part of the commitment of the G7″wrote The European Commission on his social network account X.

The UE agreed in June with its partners G7 – United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Japan, Italy, Germany and France– give a loan of $50 billion to Ukraine which will be repaid from the profits of the frozen assets Russia.

One of the challenges of the Twenty seven When calculating your contribution to this credit, it is necessary to ensure the continuity of the sanctions. Russia so that their assets remain frozen and continue to generate income, since these punitive measures must be renewed every six months and must be unanimously approved by all Member States.

The European Commission makes this Friday its eighth trip to Ukraine since the beginning of the war to personally announce to the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky the most recent decisions of the Twenty-seven to support the country of facing winter.

The president of the Commission On Thursday, the European Union announced a 160 million euro aid package to be used to repair the energy system. Ukrainian, bombed repeatedly this year for the Russian forces and to alleviate the consequences of electricity shortage suffered by Ukraine.