EU envoys meet in hopes of approving a long-delayed loan to Ukraine

NewsWorldEuropeEU envoys meet in hopes of approving a long-delayed loan to UkraineEuropean Union envoys are meeting in hopes of approving a massive loan to support Ukraine's military and financial needs for the next two yearsLorne Cook Wednesday 22 April 2026 10:51 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"40527e36edaea03d0a71f2d3e56fc90b","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/ukraine-hungary-viktor-orban-kaja-kallas-slovakia-b2962566.html","title":"EU envoys meet in hopes of approving a long-delayed loan to Ukraine"}}EU envoys meet in hopes of approving a long-delayed loan to UkraineShow all 4{"adUnitPath":"71347885/_main_independent/gallery","className":"","title":"EU envoys meet in hopes of approving a long-delayed loan to Ukraine","gallery":[{"data":{"title":"Netherlands Four Freedoms Awards","description":"Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy waves from behind a glass window after he received the Freedom Medal of the International Four Freedoms Award during a ceremony in Middelburg, Netherlands, Thursday, April 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)","caption":"Netherlands Four Freedoms Awards","copyright":"Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved","credit":"ASSOCIATED PRESS","alt":null,"url":"https://static.independent.co.uk/2026/04/22/10/Netherlands_Four_Freedoms_Awards_97377.jpg","id":"a4a4b3b07cb44d1f93eca5e61f299624","mid":6636595,"uid":0,"smartframe":null,"extra":{"imageSize":{"width":8194,"height":5462}}},"type":"image"},{"data":{"title":"Russia Ukraine War","description":"FILE - A general view of a pumping station at the end of the Druzhba oil pipeline in the east German refinery PCK in Schwedt, Jan. 10, 2007. (AP Photo/Sven Kaestner, File)","caption":"Russia Ukraine War","copyright":"Copyright 2...