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EU Chief Announces 35 Bn Euro Loan Plan For Ukraine Before Winter

EU chief Ursula von der Leyen vowed to support Ukraine ahead of a third winter of war with Russia (Credit: AFP)

EU chief Ursula von der Leyen on Friday announced plans for Brussels to lend Ukraine 35 billion euros backed by revenues of frozen Russian assets and promised to help Ukraine "keep warm" ahead of a third winter of war with Russia.

Von der Leyen was in Kyiv after a summer of intense fighting and as fears grow for how Ukraine's war-battered energy grid will cope this winter.

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