European Union leaders are pressing for additional funding for Ukraine in 2027, with outlets reporting a projected €70 billion gap. Several reports say Brussels is looking beyond its own budgets and urging other partners—particularly Canada and the UK—to increase contributions as uncertainty around US support and slower partner funding create pressure next year.
Kyiv Post reports EU leaders instruct the European Commission to draft options to bridge the shortfall, quoting European Council President António Costa and referencing follow-up evaluation by G7 and European allies involving French President Emmanuel Macron. It also highlights EU efforts related to autonomous satellite and early-warning systems amid diplomatic friction with Washington. Ukrainska Pravda adds that the Commission’s work is at an early stage, with no deadline set and no decision yet on whether frozen Russian assets could be used, according to the outlets’ descriptions.
