President Vladimir Zelensky arrives in Washington to meet with Donald Trump. Photo: press service of the President of Ukraine. Ukraine will not have enough of a loan of 90 billion euros, the allocation of which the EU country's leaders approved instead of the confiscation of frozen Russian state assets, Finance Minister Sergei Marchenko said. “ The Minister of Finance welcomed the positive decision of the EU Council to provide Ukraine with a loan of 90 billion euros.

US President Donald Trump during a meeting with Vladimir Zelensky in Washington on October 17, 2025. Photo: press service of the President of Ukraine. President Vladimir Zelensky said that at peace negotiations the most “ honest option ” regarding the situation with Ukrainian units in Donbass would be the principle of “ standing where we stand .” “ The fair option is to stand where we stand.