Ukraine needs significant international support in the amount of more than $40 billion in 2026.
Ukraine needs $40 billion from partners in 2026
At the end of June, the government amended the law on the state budget, which stipulated an increase in spending on the country's defense capability by almost $10 billion, which will help effectively counter Russian aggression.
— The total financial resource for defense and security in 2025 will amount to almost 50 billion dollars. This is 26% of GDP, — Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal stated during the 14th meeting of the platform's steering committee within the framework of URC-2025.
At the same time, the budget for weapons acquisition is also a record and will amount to $16.4 billion, Shmygal noted. At the same time, the budget's own revenues will reach $48.5 billion.
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“Therefore, external financing is critically important for us, because it allows Ukraine to direct its own resources to the defense of our country,” the prime minister added.
He reported that this year Ukraine has already attracted $22 billion in external financing.
— At the same time, 2026 is a challenge. Our needs for external financing will remain at a level of over 40 billion dollars. The key task should be to develop mechanisms and instruments that will allow us to attract these funds, — Shmyhal emphasized.
Let us recall that negotiations are currently underway regarding funding for 2026.