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Zelensky asks Macron to unblock EU macro-financial assistance ‘stalled in Europe'

by The Kyiv Independent news desk August 2, 2022 12:49 AM 1 min read
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During a call on Aug. 1, President Volodymyr Zelensky asked his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron to help release the EU’s second tranche of macro-financial assistance to Ukraine worth 8 billion euros ($8.2 billion). Earlier, European Commission spokesperson Arianna Podesta said there are currently not enough funds to provide Ukraine with the second tranche.

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