EU financial assistance to Ukraine

Ukraine's biggest provider of financial assistance

The EU and its member states have supported Ukraine since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion. Together they are Ukraine's biggest provider of financial assistance.

€107 billion have so far been mobilised through the EU budget. The assistance includes:

€43.3 billion in EU macro-financial assistance
€42 billion under the Ukraine Facility
€11.6 billion under the Ukraine support loan
€2.8 billion in loans and guarantees from the European Investment Bank and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
€1.4 billion in EU humanitarian assistance
€5.9 billion in other types of EU support

In addition, individually, EU member states have provided €15.5 billion in financial, economic and humanitarian support.

This combination of grants, loans, guarantees and budget support has played a crucial role in preserving Ukraine's economic stability and fostering its long-term recovery.

Overall assistance to Ukraine, including military support, proceeds from immobilised Russian assets and support for Ukrainian refugees, amounts to €220.3 billion.

Macro-financial assistance

Between 2022 and 2026, the EU gave a total of €43.3 billion in EU macro-financial assistance for Ukraine, in the form of loans and grants.

The aim of the EU help is to provide short-term financial relief, finance Ukraine’s immediate needs, and ultimately support Ukraine on its path towards European integration. Thanks to EU support, Ukraine has been able to:

continue paying wages and pensions
restore critical infrastructure damaged by the war
maintain essential public services such as hospitals, schools, and housing for relocated people
ensure economic stability

The EU also provides support through guarantees, issued by financial institutions, such as the European Investment Bank and European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. This enables the Ukrainian government to provide credit and allows companies to offer vital services.

In addition, €3.2 billion of macro-financial assistance has been disbursed in 2026 through the €90 billion Ukraine support loan.

The Ukraine Facility

To support Ukraine in its long-term efforts to recover from the war and work towards EU membership, the EU has launched the Ukraine Facility. This instrument provides up to €50 billion in predictable and flexible financial support over the period from 2024 to 2027. The facility aims to support:

macro-financial stability, recovery and modernisation
reforms
uninterrupted public services
civil society
the mobilisation of investments in the private sector

As of 26 June 2026, €42 billion has been mobilised under the Ukraine Facility.

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The Ukraine Facility

Ukraine's donor platform

In January 2023, the Ukraine donor platform was launched to coordinate support from international donors and financial institutions for the Ukrainian economy in the short and long term. The platform aims to ensure that support is provided in a consistent, transparent and accountable manner.

Ukraine donor platform

Trade measures

The EU is also supporting Ukraine's economy through trade measures, including the solidarity lanes and the review of their deep and comprehensive free trade area, which gradually cuts tariffs and brings Ukraine's rules into line with those of the EU in certain industrial sectors and agricultural products.

Supporting Ukraine's trade

Ukraine support loan

On 23 April 2026, the Council agreed to provide Ukraine with a €90 billion loan to support the country's most urgent budgetary and defence needs in 2026 and 2027.

The loan is financed through EU borrowing on the capital markets, backed by the EU budget.

The funding includes an indicative:

€30 billion in economic support, channelled via macro-financial assistance or implemented through the Ukraine Facility
€60 billion in military assistance, supporting Ukraine's capacity to invest in the defence industry

The loan is to be repaid by war reparations due from Russia to Ukraine.

Funding will be linked to strict conditions on Ukraine's side such as adherence to the rule of law, including the fight against corruption.

So far, the EU has disbursed €11.6 billion under the Ukraine support loan, of which €3.2 billion in macro-financial assistance and €8.4 billion for defence procurement.

In July 2026, EU countries approved the United Kingdom's participation in the Ukraine support loan.

Recovery and reconstruction of Ukraine

Working on a country's reconstruction while war is still ongoing is essential to meet citizens' immediate needs and ensure wartime stability. For instance, critical infrastructure – hospitals, schools, transport networks and energy systems – must be promptly restored to make life liveable despite the war. These efforts also support the return of Ukrainians to their (unoccupied) communities and can help to maintain public morale.

Beyond the physical reconstruction of Ukraine, increasing attention is turning to the country's social recovery – which is less visible, harder to measure and likely to take longer. This includes, for instance, assisting war veterans (currently around 1.2 million in number but projected to reach 5-6 million) and working to secure the return of abducted Ukrainian children.

Ad hoc Working Party on Reconstruction and Support for Ukraine (AHWP RESUA)

Immobilised Russian assets

Around €210 billion of the Central Bank of Russia’s assets have been immobilised in the EU due to sanctions. In May 2024, the Council adapted the legal framework to ensure that the extraordinary revenues generated from the immobilisation of these assets can be used to support Ukraine.

EU rules adopted in October 2024 provide that 95% of the extraordinary revenues are allocated to the Ukraine Loan Cooperation Mechanism, an instrument created by the EU to help Ukraine repay EU-G7 loans of around €45 billion. The remaining 5% is allocated to the European Peace Facility. So far, the EU has received five payments in revenues from Russian immobilised assets.

In December 2025, the Council decided to prohibit, on a temporary basis, any transfers of Central Bank of Russia assets immobilised in the EU back to Russia.