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Ukraine Proposes EU Funding From 2026, Calls for 1% GDP Support Amid €150 Billion Rearmament Program

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Updated May 25, 2025, 01:00 AM

Ukraine has proposed a plan to integrate its military into Europe's broader defense system by involving European Union member states in directly funding the Ukrainian Armed Forces starting in 2026. Ukrainian Finance Minister Serhiy Marchenko outlined this proposal, which calls for EU partners to participate in financing Ukraine's military as part of NATO defense commitments. The initiative coincides with a recently finalized €150 billion loans program aimed at rearming Europe, which EU Defense Commissioner Andrius Kubilius described as a potentially important breakthrough in military support for Ukraine. Kyiv has emphasized the necessity of such support due to a severe shortage of army personnel and funding, limiting Ukraine to wage a high-tech defensive war against Russia.

Additionally, Ukraine has called on the EU to allocate 1% of its GDP annually to support its defense efforts, amounting to approximately $200 billion per year. Experts suggest that European leaders could also consider seizing Russian sovereign assets to fund Ukraine's defense and maintain its macroeconomic stability. The ongoing conflict has shifted to a war of attrition, with Ukraine relying on European backing and limited but critical U.S. assistance, including satellite reconnaissance, to sustain its defense.

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🇺🇦 “Ukraine is experiencing a huge shortage of personnel in the Army and a shortage of funding. The maximum that Ukraine can do in this situation is to wage a high-tech defensive war for survival” — former commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Zaluzhny