Zelenskyy Speaks with von der Leyen: EU to Activate Special Emergency Mechanism to Speed Funding for Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a post on X on November 9 that he had spoken with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and that the two had agreed the European Union would activate a special emergency mechanism to quickly provide Ukraine with funding for what it needs most right now.
Zelenskyy said many Ukrainian cities and communities were facing a very difficult situation with power, water and heating supplies because of Russian strikes, with the situation most difficult in Kyiv, the Dnipro, Sumy and Donetsk regions, and in Kherson. He said he had told von der Leyen about the challenges and that their teams were already working on implementing the arrangement. He did not specify the amount of funding or a disbursement timetable.
The two leaders also discussed additional energy and humanitarian assistance for the winter period and Ukraine's European integration. The European Commission's annual enlargement package, published this week, gave a positive assessment of Ukraine's progress.
Zelenskyy said he and von der Leyen had also coordinated their positions ahead of the meeting in Abu Dhabi, and that Ukraine was doing everything to ensure the trilateral format delivers results.
Source: Office of the President of Ukraine
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Photo: 图：乌克兰总统泽连斯基与欧盟委员会主席冯德莱恩会面（2022年资料图）。照片：乌克兰总统府，CC BY 4.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meets European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (file photo, 2022). Photo by the Office of the President of Ukraine, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
