To complete technical preparations for providing Ukraine with a €90 billion loan in 2026-2027, the EU must approve three additional key documents, alongside amendments to the EU's long-term budget currently blocked by Hungary.

The European Commission approved on 1 April a package of documents detailing the scope of support and planning preferences for drone procurement for the Armed Forces of Ukraine as part of technical preparations for a €90 billion loan to Ukraine for 2026-2027, which is currently blocked by Hungary.

The European Commission has reminded that Szijjártó had already been warned about the inadmissibility of disclosing such information.

The European Union is concerned over the incident involving a Ukrainian drone crashing in Finland; however, it believes the drone posed no security threat to the member state and recognises that Russia is the root cause of the situation.

Despite Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's calls for alternative options to secure the €90 billion European loan for Ukraine blocked by Hungary, the EU still has no such "Plan B".

The European Commission is discussing with EU member states possible unified solutions regarding the status of Ukrainians living in the EU after March 2027.

A group of European Union experts is still waiting in Kyiv for permission from Ukraine to visit the site of damage to the Druzhba oil pipeline in order to assess it.

US weapons supplied to Ukraine under NATO's Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) programme, including air defence systems and interceptor missiles, will continue to be delivered despite the needs of the war in the Middle East.

Andrius Kubilius, EU Commissioner for Defence and Space, is continuing what he called a missile tour of EU states in a bid to secure urgent supplies of air defence missiles for Ukraine.

Ukraine will raise the issue of repairs to the New Safe Confinement at the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant, which was damaged in a Russian strike in 2025, at a meeting of G7 foreign ministers on 26 March.

Ukraine has developed an energy resilience plan involving its oblasts and municipalities, which envisions protection for critical infrastructure, as well as energy, water and heat supply, with a total value of €5.4 billion.

European experts currently in Kyiv have not been granted permission to inspect the site of damage to the Druzhba pipeline caused by a Russian missile, in order to assess the time and cost of its repair.

The European Commission is deeply concerned by reports that Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó passed on the substance of discussions at meetings of EU foreign ministers to Russia.

French President Emmanuel Macron has said that EU leaders reached a unanimous agreement in December 2025 to provide Ukraine with a €90 billion loan for 2026-2027 and this commitment must now be fulfilled.

During the European Council meeting in Brussels on 19 March, EU leaders condemned Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán for blocking the provision of a €90 billion EU loan to Ukraine for 2026-2027.

The European Union will still provide Ukraine with a €90 billion loan package for 2026-2028, despite opposition from Hungary.

Following discussions regarding Ukraine, the European Council adopted conclusions on Thursday 19 March, signed by 25 EU leaders, with the exception of Hungary and Slovakia.

The European Council has discussed providing Ukraine with a €90 billion EU loan.

European leaders must not give in to blackmail by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, and his blocking of a €90 billion EU loan for Ukraine is unacceptable.