“EU diplomats in Brussels gave preliminary approval for the 90-billion-euro loan to Ukraine on Wednesday, coinciding with the resumption of Russian oil deliveries via the Druzhba pipeline to Hungary and Slovakia.”

Speaker under reviewSource under reviewApril 22, 2026

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A €90 billion ($106 billion) EU loan to Ukraine received preliminary approval from the 27 EU countries on Wednesday.
dw.com· EU loan of €90 billion received preliminary approval on Wednesday

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