On Tuesday 25 July, the European Commission paid a further instalment of €1.5 billion to Ukraine as part of the €18 billion in macro-financial aid granted by the European Union for 2023.
This assistance will enable the Ukrainian authorities to finance the immediate needs of a country in the grip of Russian military aggression, including paying civil servants’ salaries and pensions, maintaining public services (hospitals, schools, etc.), rehousing displaced persons and repairing...