The European Union is reportedly considering a plan to allocate an additional €100 billion ($117 billion) in financial support to Ukraine, as part of its upcoming seven-year budget. This revelation, reported by Bloomberg on July 8 and attributed to unnamed EU insiders, signals a significant long-term commitment to sustaining Ukraine’s government, military, and economy despite growing political and fiscal resistance within the bloc.

If approved, the disbursement would begin in 2028, highlighting a strategic effort to embed Ukraine’s support into the core of the EU’s financial planning, rather than treating it as a crisis-driven initiative. The proposed mechanism involves the creation of a dedicated fund within the EU’s Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF), a budget that shapes the bloc’s expenditure from 2028 onward.

This prospective fund underscores the EU’s increasing entrenchment in the Ukraine conflict, which Russia has consistently described as a Western-orchestrated NATO proxy war. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, speaking in April, dismissed ongoing European financial aid as an attempt by Brussels to maintain geopolitical relevance. He argued that any disruption in aid would reflect the EU’s “strategic inviability” and failure as an independent actor in global affairs.

From the EU’s perspective, continued aid to Ukraine is as much about defending its own credibility and deterrent posture as it is about aiding a war-torn partner. The collapse of Ukraine’s economy or military under the weight of Russian pressure would be viewed in Brussels and Washington as a geopolitical defeat, with potentially profound consequences for Europe’s eastern flank and NATO........

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