{"id":1335019,"date":"2025-12-19T19:25:19","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T17:25:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/the-eu-found-money-for-ukraine-but-a-sediment-remained\/"},"modified":"2025-12-20T06:03:19","modified_gmt":"2025-12-20T04:03:19","slug":"the-eu-found-money-for-ukraine-but-a-sediment-remained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/the-eu-found-money-for-ukraine-but-a-sediment-remained\/","title":{"rendered":"The EU Forked Out Cash for Ukraine \u2014 But Left a Bitter Aftertaste"},"content":{"rendered":"

Source: Author’s Facebook<\/a> page<\/em><\/p>\n

Under pressure from external players \u2014 Russia and the US \u2014 the EU was unable to act fully in its own interests and was forced to implement Plan B, raising funds through internal borrowing. Meanwhile, Russian assets remained frozen.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The EU can easily afford this financially.<\/strong><\/p>\n

But it cannot afford to show such weakness when, under pressure from Russia (threats) or Trump (outright coercion), it fails to make independent decisions. This was not a polite request from friends \u2014 it was pressure from adversaries.<\/p>\n

This is a challenge for the EU itself. Let us hope that the message was heard loud and clear in Berlin, Paris, and other capitals. Otherwise, Ukrainians will once again have to pick up the pieces when we finally join the EU.<\/p>\n\t\t