Ukraine reportedly requires €136 bln for defense this year, allegedly being able cover €53 bln on its own

The European Commission on Tuesday 30 June disbursed part of the first tranche of the defence component of the EU's €90 billion loan to Ukraine. The payment amounted to €3.9…

According to Yulia Sviridenko, this is "the first tranche of defense support under the new financial instrument - the Ukraine Support Loan"