{
  "id": 9303951,
  "title": "EU urges Ukraine to accelerate reforms before providing additional aid – Bloomberg",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/eu-urges-ukraine-to-accelerate-reforms-before-providing-additional",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-23T09:10:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ukrinform - Politics",
    "slug": "ukrinform-politics",
    "url": "https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-polytics/4167086-eu-urges-ukraine-to-accelerate-reforms-before-providing-additional-aid-bloomberg.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen engaged in a tense meeting at UN headquarters in New York on Tuesday, with Ukrainian officials voicing concerns about potential Russian escalation in winter. Kyiv expressed dissatisfaction with the EU's decision to lift sanctions on Russian oligarchs as part of an agreement to extend sanctions. Von der Leyen announced that more defense support and budget assistance are on the way, with €37 billion still available in the current calendar year.\n\nUkraine has requested its allies to help cover an unforeseen budget shortfall of approximately €26 billion ($30 billion) and called for the EU to expedite the disbursement of a €90 billion loan to sustain its finances through the end of next year. The EU argued against some of Ukraine's calculations and suggested involving other partners like Canada, Norway, and Japan in providing additional financing.\n\nZelensky said Ukraine was ready for an energy truce with Russia as a first step towards ending the conflict, provided Moscow ceased attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure. He also proposed involving Chinese leader Xi Jinping in the discussions, believing Xi has influence over Moscow. President Trump, who is hosting Xi in Washington this week, conveyed Ukraine's position to the Russian side.",
  "summary": "European Union officials have told Ukraine that before providing additional funding, they want to see progress on legislation aimed at tackling the shadow economy, increasing tax revenues, and bringing Ukrainian legislation closer into line with EU rules.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Interfax-Ukraine",
        "title": "Grain Association urges Ukraine to scrap 10% soy, rapeseed export duty",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/grain-association-urges-ukraine-to-scrap-10-soy-rapeseed-export-duty",
        "published": "2026-09-23T10:02:08.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}