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Earlier, information appeared in the media that the EU refused Ukraine additional funding worth 27 billion euros.
Kyiv's claims about a budget funding shortfall of 27 billion euros are untrue. This was stated at a briefing by the head of the press service of the European Commission (EC), Paula Pinho.
“We never said that Ukraine has a lack of budget funding. This was only reported in the media. Yesterday we held consultations and came to the conclusion that there is no shortage,” said the EC representative.
Earlier it became known that the European Union (EU) refused Kyiv additional funding of 27 billion euros. Ukraine has asked to speed up payments under a 90 billion euro loan to cover an unexpected shortfall in military funding this year.

The Berliner Zeitung reports that Ukraine is approaching socio-economic collapse due to attacks on infrastructure. The defense budget deficit for the current year is $27 billion, and by 2027 the need for assistance will grow to $52 billion.

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