{"id":1413177,"date":"2026-07-22T18:05:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T15:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/?p=1413177"},"modified":"2026-07-22T16:06:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T13:06:08","slug":"eu-approves-uk-s-participation-in-90-billion-ukraine-loan-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/eu-approves-uk-s-participation-in-90-billion-ukraine-loan-program\/","title":{"rendered":"EU Approves UK&#8217;s Participation in \u20ac90 Billion Ukraine Loan Program"},"content":{"rendered":" <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">European Union member states have approved the United Kingdom&#8217;s participation in the EU&#8217;s \u20ac90 billion loan program for Ukraine, expanding British involvement in financing Ukraine&#8217;s defense and economic needs through 2027,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">UATV English<\/a>\u00a0reports.<\/p>\n   <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Council of the European Union said the decision allows Ukraine to use loan funding to procure key defense equipment from British companies in addition to existing suppliers from EU member states and other countries within the European Economic Area.<\/p>\n   <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The \u20ac90 billion package includes \u20ac60 billion for investments in Ukraine&#8217;s defense industrial base, including the procurement of defense products, and \u20ac30 billion in direct macroeconomic and budget support.<\/p>\n   <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The EU and the United Kingdom signed the contribution agreement on July 13.<\/p>\n   <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the Council, the UK met all three conditions required for third-country participation in the program. These include committing to a fair and proportionate financial contribution toward the EU&#8217;s borrowing costs, concluding a Security and Defence Partnership with the European Union, and providing substantial financial and military assistance to Ukraine.<\/p>\n    <blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;EU solidarity with Ukraine remains a key priority of the Irish Presidency. Today&#8217;s decision reflects the shared commitment of the EU and the United Kingdom to support Ukraine for as long as it takes to end Russia&#8217;s illegal military aggression and secure a comprehensive, just and lasting peace,&#8221; Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Helen McEntee said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n   <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Council is expected to formally adopt the decision through a written procedure in the coming days. It will enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.<\/p>\n   <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The \u20ac90 billion facility, approved by the Council in April, is intended to strengthen Ukraine&#8217;s macroeconomic stability, support critical infrastructure and expand the country&#8217;s defense production capacity during 2026 and 2027.<\/p>\n   <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Read Also: <a href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/business-activity-in-russia-has-fallen-to-spring-2022-levels\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/business-activity-in-russia-has-fallen-to-spring-2022-levels\/\">Business Activity in Russia Has Fallen to Spring 2022 Levels<\/a><br><br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>European Union member states have approved the United Kingdom&#8217;s participation in the &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":1370499,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,49,36418,36415],"tags":[76,78,72926],"sources":[],"class_list":["post-1413177","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-news-en","category-11473-news-en-2","category-11473-news-en","tag-glavnoe-en","tag-homepage-en","tag-ukraine-s-allies-aid"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>EU Approves UK&#039;s Participation in \u20ac90 Billion Ukraine Loan Program - Freedom<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/eu-approves-uk-s-participation-in-90-billion-ukraine-loan-program\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"EU Approves UK&#039;s Participation in \u20ac90 Billion Ukraine Loan Program - Freedom\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"European Union member states have approved the United Kingdom&#8217;s participation in the ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/eu-approves-uk-s-participation-in-90-billion-ukraine-loan-program\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Freedom\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-07-22T15:05:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/uk_flag_1300x750-820x473-1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"820\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"473\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"\u0410\u043d\u0442\u043e\u043d \u0428\u0440\u0430\u043c\u0447\u0435\u043d\u043a\u043e\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"\u0410\u043d\u0442\u043e\u043d \u0428\u0440\u0430\u043c\u0447\u0435\u043d\u043a\u043e\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uatv.ua\\\/en\\\/eu-approves-uk-s-participation-in-90-billion-ukraine-loan-program\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uatv.ua\\\/en\\\/eu-approves-uk-s-participation-in-90-billion-ukraine-loan-program\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"\u0410\u043d\u0442\u043e\u043d \u0428\u0440\u0430\u043c\u0447\u0435\u043d\u043a\u043e\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uatv.ua\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/ec05b64cb7957f2edee871ad21ea2da9\"},\"headline\":\"EU Approves UK&#8217;s Participation in \u20ac90 Billion Ukraine Loan Program\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-07-22T15:05:00+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uatv.ua\\\/en\\\/eu-approves-uk-s-participation-in-90-billion-ukraine-loan-program\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":303,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uatv.ua\\\/en\\\/eu-approves-uk-s-participation-in-90-billion-ukraine-loan-program\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uatv.ua\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/uk_flag_1300x750-820x473-1.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"\u0413\u043b\u0430\u0432\u043d\u043e\u0435\",\"\u041d\u0430 \u0433\u043b\u0430\u0432\u043d\u0443\u044e (\u0441\u043b\u0430\u0439\u0434\u0435\u0440)\",\"Ukraine\u2019s Allies &amp; 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