EU leaders hail agreement on $105B Ukraine loan

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

56% : " Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said the loan would be provided "urgently and immediately" through joint EU borrowing, arguing that Europe must support Ukraine "for moral reasons, justice and international legality.
55% : "The European Union has found a way to finance Ukraine with €90 billion in 2026-27," he told Lithuanian National Radio and Television (LRT).
55% : " Belgium's Foreign Minister Maxime Prevot described the agreement as a strong signal to Kyiv, Moscow, and the wider world, saying it showed that "the EU stands by its allies," while ensuring a solution that is "legally robust and financially safe.
51% : "If additional funding is needed, the European Union is ready to look for solutions, and those solutions will be found.
48% : The remarks came after EU leaders agreed at the European Council, following weeks of intense negotiations, to finance Ukraine through borrowing on capital markets for 2026 and 2027. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the deal was reached after member states failed to agree on directly using frozen Russian assets to support Kyiv.
47% : EU leaders on Friday welcomed an agreement on a €90 billion (about $105 billion) joint loan to support Ukraine over 2026-27, hailing the deal as a critical financial lifeline.

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