Benjamin Haddad, France's Minister Delegate for European Affairs, has outlined the conditions that French President Emmanuel Macron has set for providing reparations loans to Ukraine backed by frozen Russian assets.

Ukraine will need more than €71 billion in financing in 2026, the lion's share of which is for military needs, according to the European Commission's estimates.

Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin could order an attack on a NATO state within the next two to four years, and the Baltic states may be one of Russia's most likely targets.

European Commission spokesperson Guillaume Mercier has said that investigations into corruption activity and the exposure of graft schemes involving senior officials have proved that Ukraine's anti-corruption bodies are functioning.

Norwegian Finance Minister Jens Stoltenberg has said that the European Union does not plan to involve Norway or any other non-EU country in its financial support schemes for Ukraine in 2026-2027.

Ellen Reitan, State Secretary of the Norwegian Ministry of Finance, has said that Norway's total financial support for Ukraine will have exceeded €19.4 billion by the end of 2026.

As part of the European Commission's preparation of proposals (an options paper) on how the European Union will meet Ukraine's financial needs in 2026-2027.

Markus Lammert, a spokesperson for the European Commission, confirmed on 6 November that the European Commission has been preparing further restrictions on issuing Schengen visas to Russian citizens but has not given details.

Alongside Ukraine, this group includes Montenegro, Albania and Moldova.

The European Union plans to approve a fifth tranche of macro-financial assistance to Ukraine under the Ukraine Facility in the amount of €1.35 million on Tuesday 4 November.

The European Commission has said it has begun preparations to hold talks with the governments of Hungary, Slovakia and Poland after an upgraded trade arrangement with Ukraine came into force on 29 October 2025.

The reduction of the US military contingent in Romania and other EU member states will not affect the European Union's plans to implement the first stage of its Eastern Flank Watch defence programme in 2026.

Ylva Johansson, a Special Envoy for Ukrainians in the EU, has said at a press conference in Brussels that about 4.7 million Ukrainian refugees are currently living in the European Union.

On Tuesday 28 October, the European Commission submitted a proposal to the EU Council to open negotiations with Ukraine regarding its participation in the governmental satellite communications component (Govsatcom) within the EU Space Programme and the Union Secure Connectivity Programme.

European Commission Chief Spokesperson Paula Pinho told reporters in Brussels on 27 October that proposals from the Commission to cover Ukraine's financial needs in 2026-2027, ahead of the next European Council meeting on 18 December, will outline various funding options, focusing on frozen Russian sovereign assets.