Von der Leyen confirms Ukraine will receive €6bn from EU for drones in Q2 2026
The first €6 billion defence package for Ukraine from the €90 billion EU loan will be disbursed this quarter and will focus on Ukrainian-made drones.
Source: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen during a plenary session of the European Parliament on 29 April, as reported by a European Pravda correspondent in Strasbourg
Details: Von der Leyen confirmed the EU's intention to disburse the first €6 billion tranche of the €90 billion loan to Ukraine in the second quarter of 2026.
Quote: "In spring we have said that we would deliver on the €90 billion loan for Ukraine, in one way or the other. Now we made good on this promise. We will disperse the first tranche of €45 billion for 2026, still this quarter."
Details: Von der Leyen noted that one-third of the €90 billion EU loan will go to Ukraine's budgetary needs, while two-thirds will be allocated to defence.
Quote: "The first defence package will be on drones from Ukraine to Ukraine, worth some €6 billion."
Details: Von der Leyen stated that the EU "will continue our support to the brave Ukrainian people and their armed forces".
Quote: "While Russia is doubling down on its aggression, Europe doubles down on our support for Ukraine."
Background:
- European Pravda learned that the first tranche of the military component of the EU's €90 billion loan will amount to €6 billion and will be transferred to Ukraine no later than June.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy also said the first military tranche from the €90 billion package will be directed towards "domestic production for Ukraine's defence".
- Meanwhile, it has emerged that the EU may tighten conditions for granting Ukraine the €90 billion loan.
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