La Von Der Leyen della UE annuncia un prestito di 35mila miliardi di euro durante la visita a Kiev
https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2024-09-20/eu-to-provide-ukraine-with-loan-worth-up-to-35-billion-euros-von-der-leyen
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>The European Union has announced a loan of up to €35 billion to Ukraine, aimed at supporting the country amidst ongoing Russian attacks. This loan will be used for energy, air defenses, arms procurement, and bomb shelters for children in schools, nurseries, and universities. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy emphasized the importance of this support, especially for domestically produced weapons like drones and missiles.
>The loan is part of a broader plan by the Group of Seven (G7) industrialized nations to use proceeds from frozen Russian assets to aid Ukraine[^(1)](https://www.yahoo.com/news/eu-ukraine-loan-worth-35-101328655.html). The G7 had frozen around $300 billion worth of Russian financial assets following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022[^(1)](https://www.yahoo.com/news/eu-ukraine-loan-worth-35-101328655.html).
>European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen highlighted the EU’s commitment to helping Ukraine maintain its energy infrastructure, which has been severely damaged by Russian attacks[^(1)](https://www.yahoo.com/news/eu-ukraine-loan-worth-35-101328655.html). She also mentioned that €160 million from the proceeds of frozen Russian assets would be allocated to meet Ukraine’s urgent humanitarian needs this winter[^(1)](https://www.yahoo.com/news/eu-ukraine-loan-worth-35-101328655.html).
>Zelenskiy plans to discuss his “victory plan” with U.S. President Joe Biden, seeking quick decisions from international partners to support Ukraine’s defense and recovery efforts[^(1)](https://www.yahoo.com/news/eu-ukraine-loan-worth-35-101328655.html).
Sorry but what happen to redirecting the 50 billion interest from Russian money that was seized by Europe, what happened what changed, is this something else on top of that? Or are they changing what they initially said?