Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has warned EU leaders that failure to agree on funding for Ukraine now could lead to bloodshed in Ukraine and across Europe.
Source: Tusk speaking in Brussels ahead of a European Council meeting on Thursday 18 December
Details: Tusk said that not taking a decision on financing Ukraine could escalate the fighting.
Quote: "Now we have a simple choice: either money today or blood tomorrow. And I'm not talking about Ukraine only, I'm talking about Europe."
More details: Tusk stressed that "this is our decision to make – and only ours".
Quote: "I think all European leaders have to finally rise to this occasion. And this is all what I can say today, now."
Background:
- Zelenskyy said earlier that if the EU fails to agree upon a reparations loan for Ukraine, Putin will shun dialogue.
- On Thursday, it became known that diplomats from European Union member states had reached a tentative agreement on using frozen Russian assets to provide Ukraine with a "reparations loan" in 2026-2027, but the final decision is to be taken by EU leaders at the European Council meeting.
- European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has said that today's EU summit must choose one of two options for financing Ukraine and that a decision will ultimately be taken.
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