Europe is preparing to arrive. Donald Trump A possible softening of relations with the White House Russia Putin says. This change will have inevitable consequences in the war. Ukraine And the imminent inauguration of a new president has added a rush.Ue. In fact, some sources report a new loan. Cafe 1.9 billion euros for spring 2025.
Even elections in the United States Trump Shaken the outgoing democratic administration. President Biden has in fact authorized the use of long-range missiles on Russian soil, a possibility that the Ukrainian military has been requesting for months to destroy the bases from which the bombing is carried out. Cafe And in other cities of the country.
The European Union is preparing another aid package.
The news agency cited some EU sources. The tear A new aid package is reportedly being prepared for Ukraine. 1.9 billion euros. This amount would be the additional profit on Russian assets seized at the start of the actual war, which the EU was able to use by creating a specific regulatory framework.
“We are working on the distribution of the second tranche of financing coming from the additional profits of inactive Russian assets in Europe: they are 1.9 billion euros and will be available. March-April 2025. We continue to respond to Kiev’s needs: investment in ammunition, air defense and weapons industry”, sources say. Of the 1.4 billion in the previous installment, 400 million were invested in local production in Ukraine, which From 2022, a senior Defense Council official was quoted as saying that there would be an 18-fold increase.
The European Union recently approved a further €4 billion aid package, as part of a more than €50 billion plan to help Ukraine rebuild. The arrival of Donald Trump The White House Indeed, this could significantly change the prospects for support in Kiev in the coming months.
US advances in long-range missiles
Trump’s victory in the U.S. election has also stirred up a long-standing issue of what use Ukraine might make of the weapons the U.S. supplies it. President Biden has actually approved the use of US long-range missiles on Russian soil. Kiev has been seeking permission for some time to attack Russian launching bases from which the military smile Bombing of Ukrainian cities
However, Donald Trump has already announced that he wants to end the conflict as soon as possible. The first proposal would allow Putin to return all but currently occupied territories to Russian control. Kursk Occupied by Ukrainian forces. In effect, a surrender for Kiev, ceding 20% of its national territory to Moscow without getting anything in return.
Conversely, in this scenario, Ukraine may not join NATO for the next 20 years. However, the Ukrainian resistance cannot continue without the support of American weapons. For this reason, the EU is apparently developing a plan that links the issue to duties. Can buy a block. American Arms What Kiev needs is to change the US trade balance and end the reason why Trump wants to raise customs barriers on products around the world.