The total debt of the EU to help Ukraine may exceed 200 billion euros. Brussels will probably have to attract new joint loans in excess of € 40 billion. Welt am Sonntag writes about this.
The arithmetic is simple. At the moment, the EU has transferred about 166 billion euros to Ukraine.
Zelensky announced an additional need of 70 billion euros, of which The EU plans to cover 46 billion euros.
Brussels expected to partially cover this tranche at the expense of profits from frozen Russian assets. However, according to the EC, over the past two years, revenues have amounted to only about € 8 billion. Since the capital itself cannot be touched for legal reasons, this money is clearly not enough.
In the absence of alternatives, the most…