UK and EU to start formal talks on Ukraine loan scheme
Negotiations come as London and Brussels seek closer defence alignment in wake of Trump threats
Negotiations come as London and Brussels seek closer defence alignment in wake of Trump threats

A €90bn Ukraine loan should mark the beginning of a more decisive and ambitious EU

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

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

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

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

Brussels blindsided by US plan for joint investment funds with Moscow and Kyiv