Ukraine Is Europe’s War Now The European Union signed off on loans to keep Kyiv afloat—but it may not be enough By Kim Mackrael in Nicosia, Cyprus, Anastasiia Malenko in Kyiv, Ukraine, and Laurence Norman in Berlin

April 24, 2026 at 11:00 pm ET

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The fight against Russia in Ukraine is now firmly Europe’s war.

The European Union this week signed off on the equivalent of $105 billion in loans to keep Kyiv afloat through the end of next year—but officials warned that it may not be enough.

With Russia determined to continue its four-year invasion until it dominates its neighbor, and President Trump pulling back from Europe and focused on the Middle East, Ukraine finds itself reliant on the traditionally gun-shy EU in its war for survival.

The confirmation of the loan ahead of a summit in Cyprus on Thursday, long blocked by recently ousted Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, marked a fresh sign of resolve and unity in the bloc.

“For the first time in years there are no Russians in the room,” Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk wrote on social media, an apparent reference to Orbán, who had warm ties with Moscow but stayed away from the EU summit after recently losing an election. “Huge relief,” Tusk added.

The funding decision, which Orban cleared this week following his election defeat, comes at a critical moment for Ukraine, which needs the cash to sustain its economy and its military amid relentless Russian assaults as Moscow seeks to grab more land in its neighbor’s east. Kyiv now depends on its Western neighbors for money to shore up its budget and fund weapons purchases to help it hold off Russia’s giant military. The Trump administration has stopped providing military aid to Ukraine and sought to mediate an end to the war.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the EU funding could push Russia toward negotiations. “It means that we are not empty, and we are strong,” he said.

The loan follows recent announcements that Ukraine will jointly produce weapons in allied European countries, including Germany, Denmark, Norway and the U.K.

Shifting the burden of the war onto Europe’s shoulders has long been a goal of the Trump administration. Vice President JD Vance said at a rally that halting funding to Ukraine was “one of the things I’m proudest of.”

Still, asked if the European loan was a sign that Ukraine no longer needs the U.S., Zelensky said his country needs all the assistance it can get.

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“During the war we need everything and everybody,” he said Thursday on his way into a meeting with European leaders. “We need the United States.”

The U.S. provides crucial aerial interceptors that Ukraine needs to shoot down Russian ballistic missiles. It also furnishes Ukraine’s military with battlefield intelligence. Europe is…

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