By Victor Duda
The parties discussed military and political support for Ukraine, as well as coordination of actions to achieve a just peace. Ihor Zhovkva thanked the NB8 partners for their consistent support to Ukraine on international platforms and noted that it was the countries of this region that made the largest cumulative contribution within the framework of the PURL initiative. The total amount of confirmed financial obligations of the participating countries is 1. 55 billion dollars.
USA, formed in several packages. By the end of the year, it is necessary to make a contribution of another 800 million dollars to ensure the financing of new defense packages for Ukraine. Particular attention is paid to sanctions pressure on Russia, especially in the field of combating the shadow fleet. The deputy head of the President's Office noted that last year Russia transported more than 60% of sea oil exports thanks to the shadow fleet of tankers.
It is important to expand sanctions against captains, crew members and ship owners to make it impossible to circumvent the restrictions and reduce the ability of the Russian Federation to finance aggression. The parties also coordinated their positions on the eve of the European Council meeting and before the presidency of Cyprus in the Council of the European Union in the first half of 2026. "Ukraine is fully fulfilling its homework in the direction of European integration.
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