Speaking later, von der Leyen said she thought it would be possible to disburse the first tranche of the €45bn funding planned for 2026 in this quarter, meaning by the end of June. The first payment, she indicated, would fund Ukraine’s domestic drone production – “drones from Ukraine for Ukraine”.

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      No. But the EU holds over €200 billion of frozen Russian funds, which are immobilized indefinitely, until Russia pays for the damages. But I really don’t know how any of that shit works