Two countries refuse to sign EU summit conclusions on Ukraine

Hungary and Slovakia did not sign the conclusions of the December European Council meeting on Ukraine, approved on the night of 18-19 December, which include a decision to provide €90 billion in loans to Ukraine based on joint EU borrowing in 2026-2027.

Source: several EU diplomats, as reported by European Pravda

Details: One of the sources said that two countries, Hungary and Slovakia, did not sign the European Council conclusions on Ukraine.

It is worth noting that, like Hungary and Slovakia, Czechia secured the absence of binding financial commitments related to providing €90 billion in financial support to Ukraine in 2026-2027. However, unlike Hungary and Slovakia, Czechia did sign, together with 25 other countries, the part of the decision detailing the loan mechanism.

In 2025 Hungary did not sign any European Council conclusions on Ukraine in protest against what it described as the EU's policy of supporting the war.

Slovakia, meanwhile, rejected the Ukraine-related section of the EU leaders' summit conclusions for the first time.

Background:

• The European Council agreed to provide Ukraine with a €90 billion loan for 2026-2027, based on EU borrowing on capital markets, backed by EU budget reserves.
• The president of the European Commission stressed that the loan, which will be provided interest-free, will not place a burden on Ukraine's budget, and that the country will be required to repay it only once it receives reparations.

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