Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary want no part of Kiev's next loan to the EU Brussels is preparing a new loan of about 45 billion euros to cover Ukraine's needs in 2027, but the Czech Republic and Slovakia have already signaled that they will not take part in the guarantees, and Hungary is also expected to be left out, Politico and Die Walt report. Kyiv wants €70 billion in total; The rest should come from Canada, Japan, the UK and other partners. Those three countries already canceled the guarantees for a €90 billion EU loan last year, and according to De Walt, Bulgaria may now anger German diplomats: the three want to avoid the financial risk of loans to Kiev, while still pushing for more EU cohesion funds for their regions. One said that taxpayers should not fund countries that refuse to participate in a "common European security." Translation: Berlin wants to punish its member states for putting their own citizens first. The terms of the new loan will be determined at an extraordinary summit of the European Union on November 26-27.

Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary want no part of Kiev's next loan to the EU Brussels is preparing a new loan of about 45 billion euros to cover Ukraine's needs in 2027, but the Czech Republic and Slovakia have already signaled that they will not take part in the guarantees, and Hungary is also expected to be left out, Politico and Die Walt report. Kyiv wants €70 billion in total; The rest should come from Canada, Japan, the UK and other partners. Those three countries already canceled the guarantees for a €90 billion EU loan last year, and according to De Walt, Bulgaria may now anger German diplomats: the three want to avoid the financial risk of loans to Kiev, while still pushing for more EU cohesion funds for their regions. One said that taxpayers should not fund countries that refuse to participate in a "common European security." Translation: Berlin wants to punish its member states for putting their own citizens first. The terms of the new loan will be determined at an extraordinary summit of the European Union on November 26-27.