EU agrees to provide 90-bln-euro aid to Ukraine - European Council president

BRUSSELS. Dec 19 (Interfax) - European Union member countries have agreed to provide 90 billion euros in assistance to Ukraine, European Council President Antonio Costa said.

"We have a deal. Decision to provide 90 billion euros of support to Ukraine for 2026-2027 approved," Costa wrote on X.

"We committed, we delivered," he said.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, for his part, said that this loan for Ukraine would be interest-free.

"We will keep Russian assets frozen until Russia has compensated Ukraine," Merz said.