Politico: Aid to Ukraine from the West exceeded the Marshall Plan for post-war Europe
Financial support for Ukraine after the Russian invasion exceeded the amount of aid provided by the United States to countries in post-war Europe. President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Odile Renaud-Basso said this in an interview with Politico.
Deutsche Welle: the EU will have to double assistance to Ukraine due to delays in payments from the United States
It is still unclear whether they will allocate whether the US will deliver a major new military aid package to Ukraine this year. If this does not happen, Europe will have to sharply increase its own aid, says the Institute of World Economics.
Financial Times: Euroclear does not support the idea of using frozen Russian assets in favor of Ukraine
The international depository Euroclear believes that using frozen Russian assets as collateral for issuing debt obligations for Ukraine will create risks for financial stability in Europe. This was stated by Euroclear executive director Liv Mostr.
The Economist: Eurotraders earned more than $300 million thanks to gas storage in Ukraine
European traders managed to earn about $320 million by storing gas in underground gas storage facilities in Ukraine. It is noted that storage facilities in Europe were full this winter, and storing gas in tankers at sea would be expensive.
