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European Union leaders are considering a plan to provide long-term financial and military support to Ukraine, utilising hundreds of billions of pounds in frozen Russian assets held across Europe.
This initiative underscores the bloc's resolve to independently bolster Kyiv's defences, particularly as the United States, under President Donald Trump, has ceased financial aid to Ukraine and significantly reduced weapons provisions. Moscow has vehemently condemned the plan, branding it "theft."
Ukraine's budget and military requirements for 2026 and 2027 are estimat
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