BRUSSELS SPROUTS
THE question of who will pay when Russia’s war against Ukraine finally ends is the source of much anxiety among cash-strapped EU leaders.
The International Monetary Fund estimates Kyiv faces a €65bn funding gap between now and December 2027. Factor in the €60bn that Volodymyr Zelensky’s government has requested for defence and military equipment and the €520bn the World Bank reckons will be needed over the next decade for massive rebuilding, it’s no surprise Messrs Macron, Merz and Meloni are having sleepless nights.