EU leaders agree to give Ukraine money and new rules for Russia
Introduction
European Union (EU) leaders met in Cyprus. They agreed to give Ukraine 90 billion euros. They also made new rules to hurt Russia''s oil and gas sales. Ukraine wants to become a full member of the EU.
Main Body
The leaders gave Ukraine 90 billion euros. 60 billion euros are for defence. Half of the money will come in 2025. The other half in 2026. The money comes from banks. Russia must pay back the money after the war. If Russia does not pay, the EU will use Russian money that it holds. Hungary stopped the agreement for many months. Hungary wanted Ukraine to let oil flow through a pipe again. Ukraine stopped the oil flow because of a Russian attack. Ukraine then let the oil flow again. So Hungary agreed to the loan and rules. The EU made new rules. EU companies cannot fix Russian oil places. The EU stopped some trade with Russian gas places. These rules will take away about 570 million euros from Russia each year. Russia attacked Ukraine with drones. Two people died in Odesa. Three people died in Dnipro. Ukraine also attacked Russia. One person died in Russia. Russia''s economy is getting smaller. It shrank by 1.8% in the first two months. The war helped the economy before, but now it is bad. Ukraine said Russian missiles flew near nuclear plants. This is dangerous. A Russian drone hit a cover over Chernobyl. It costs 500 million euros to fix. Russia will stop sending oil to a German factory. Germany says it has enough oil. But the factory may need to work less. Even with the loan, Ukraine needs more money for defence. It needs 19.6 billion euros in 2026.
Conclusion
The EU meeting in Cyprus made big decisions. But problems remain. Ukraine still needs more money for the war. The war continues. EU countries do not all agree on Ukraine''s membership.