EU agrees to release €6.6 billion linked to Ukraine military aid

EU member countries have agreed a deal to release €6.6 billion ($7.5 billion) in EU funds linked to military aid for Ukraine, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Friday.

The money will come from the European Peace Facility, a fund used by EU members to finance military aid to countries outside the bloc and to refund governments for military aid they have already provided.

Of the released funds, €900 million will go to the EU’s military assistance mission for Ukraine and €1 billion will fund new joint procurement of equipment, Kallas said in a post on X. She added that the remaining €4.7 billion will go to reimburse member states, some of whom have already said they would channel their share to Ukraine.

“That’s good news for Ukraine and bad news for Russia,” Kallas said. “Moscow’s hybrid attacks try to intimidate Europe into scaling back its support for Ukraine. Europe is doing the opposite.”

Money related to Ukraine had been stuck in the fund for months, initially blocked by the previous Hungarian government under Russia-friendly Prime Minister Viktor Orban.

It was unclear exactly how much of the funds released under Friday’s agreement would directly benefit Ukraine, with individual EU governments to decide how much of their refunds they allocate to fresh military aid for Kyiv.

Sources

• Reuters — EU agrees to release €6.6 billion linked to Ukraine military aid (25 September 2026)
• Ukrainska Pravda — EU agrees terms for €6.6bn Ukraine funding from Peace Facility (25 September 2026)
• RBC-Ukraine — EU member states approve €6.6 billion in aid for Ukraine (25 September 2026)