French President Emmanuel Macron said he believed it would be “useful” for Europe to re-engage with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
“I believe that it’s in our interest as Europeans and Ukrainians to find the right framework to re-engage this discussion,” he said, adding that Europeans should find the means to do so “in coming weeks”.
Europe must re-engage with President Putin – Macron
EU leaders avoided “chaos and division” with their decision to provide Ukraine with a loan through borrowing cash rather than use frozen Russian assets, Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever said early on Friday.
“We remained united,” De Wever added.
Ukraine is months from running out of cash and Zelensky said without an injection by spring Ukraine would “have to reduce production of drones”.
The EU estimates Ukraine needs an extra €135 billion to stay afloat over the next two years, with the cash crunch set to start in April.