On 23 October 2025, 26 Member States committed to addressing Ukraine’s pressing financial needs for the period 2026 to 2027, including those relating to its military and defence efforts. Those Member States also underlined the critical need to ensure that Ukraine remains resilient and has the budgetary and military means to continue to exercise its inherent right of self-defence and to counter Russia’s war of aggression, and reaffirmed that the Union will continue to provide, in coordination with like-minded partners and allies, comprehensive political, financial, economic, humanitarian, military and diplomatic support to Ukraine and its people. Those Member States further concluded that all military support as well as security guarantees for Ukraine will be provided in a manner that fully respects the security and defence policies of certain Member States and that takes into account the security and defence interests of all Member States. The 26 Member States also agreed that, subject to Union law, Russia’s assets should remain immobilised until Russia ceases its war of aggression against Ukraine and compensates Ukraine for the damage caused by its war, and they invited the Commission to present options for financial support to Ukraine. On the same date, the European Council concluded that Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and its repercussions for European and global security in a changing environment constitute an existential challenge for the Union.
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