Europe needs strategic purpose matched with action
A €90bn Ukraine loan should mark the beginning of a more decisive and ambitious EU
A €90bn Ukraine loan should mark the beginning of a more decisive and ambitious EU

When it came to using frozen Russian assets as leverage, the EU blinked

Negotiations come as London and Brussels seek closer defence alignment in wake of Trump threats

Money to be borrowed against bloc’s budget after leaders fail to agree on proposal using Moscow’s funds

Officials are none the wiser about how to bring Kyiv into the bloc

Move backed by Brussels would transform the bloc’s approach to admitting new members

Kyiv and European allies seek to strengthen their hand as Washington-led peace talks reach critical phase