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The €865 billion brainstorming session

Politico EU Thursday 01 October 2026, 04:05 UTC By Zoya Sheftalovich, Sarah Wheaton, Dionisios Sturis, Saga Ringmar 45 min read
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Listen on Spotify Apple Music Amazon Music Ukraine’s prime minister is warning of a $20 billion defense funding gap as Russia intensifies its attacks and Kyiv struggles to protect its skies and keep the country running. Zoya Sheftalovich and Sarah Wheaton look at just how much pressure Ukraine is under — from its military finances to farmers struggling to get their grain out. They also unpack the Commission and EU governments’ two-day brainstorming session on how a huge chunk of the next EU...

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Ukraine’s prime minister is warning of a $20 billion defense funding gap as Russia intensifies its attacks and Kyiv struggles to protect its skies and keep the country running. Zoya Sheftalovich and Sarah Wheaton look at just how much pressure Ukraine is under — from its military finances to farmers struggling to get their grain out.

They also unpack the Commission and EU governments’ two-day brainstorming session on how a huge chunk of the next EU budget should work — and who may end up controling it.

Plus, the Commission’s attempt to build a sovereign alternative to Microsoft Teams is not exactly winning rave reviews.

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