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EU to loan Ukraine $39bn to rebuild power grid destroyed in Russian attacks

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen arrives at the railway station in Kyiv, Ukraine, on September 20, 2024 [Christoph Soeder/Pool via AP Photo]

The European Union has pledged to loan Ukraine up to 35 billion euros ($39bn) as part of a plan by the Group of Seven (G7) nations to raise $50bn through profits from frozen Russian state assets.

The loan, announced by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Kyiv on Friday, will help Ukraine repair its war-battered energy grid and boost its heating capacity as winter approaches.

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