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A senior Commission official stated that they hope to obtain a sign from the U.S. on whether or not they’ll contribute by the point of the IMF and World Bank conferences on the finish of October.
“Around the time of the top of October, I’d count on us to verify or adapt the ‘as much as 35 billion euros’ in view of … the overall dedication by G7 companions,” the official stated.
The EU’s pledge to supply long-term assist to Ukraine was additionally seen as a situation for the IMF to approve its newest assist bundle to the war-torn nation.
‘Blatant and harsh’
Von der Leyen additionally addressed Russia’s current assaults on Ukraine’s civilian power infrastructure, calling the incidents “blatant and harsh” makes an attempt to “plunge [Ukraine] into the darkish.”
“The European Union is right here that will help you on this problem: to maintain the lights on, to maintain your folks heat as winter is simply across the nook, and to maintain your economic system going as you combat on your survival,” von der Leyen stated.
On Thursday, the European Commission president unveiled Brussels’ winter power provide plan for Ukraine, which is able to assist restore the harm to power infrastructure attributable to Russian assaults and restore 2.5 gigawatts of capability this winter, which the EU estimates to be 15 p.c of Ukraine’s wants for the season.
The Commission additionally plans to attach Ukraine to the EU’s electrical energy grid, in order that member international locations might export one other 2 gigawatts to Kyiv throughout the winter.
