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Ukraine support package worth €50bn agreed by EU leaders

BBC

By Laura Gozzi and Sarah Rainsford in Kyiv

February 1, 2024

All 27 EU leaders have agreed a €50bn (£42bn; $54bn) aid package for Ukraine, after Hungary stopped blocking the deal.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky welcomed the new funding, saying it would strengthen the country’s economic and financial stability.
Ukraine’s economic ministry said it expects the first tranche in March.
There had been fears Hungary’s PM would again block the package as he did at a European summit in December.

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