The European Commission stated that Ukraine does not face a €27 billion budget shortfall, contradicting previous claims by Ukrainian President Zelensky.

#Kiev does not face a budget shortfall of 27 billion euros , European Commission Spokeswoman Paula Pinho told reporters. “We have never said that there was a financial gap. This is what we are hearing from reports. Yesterday, we came to a conclusion, together with our Ukrainian friends, that there is no financial gap,” she said. Earlier, Vladimir #Zelensky had repeatedly stated that his country was short 27 billion euros beyond the planned funding for this year.

The European Commission has refuted Kiev's claim that it faces a €27 billion shortfall, stated Paula Pinho, Head of the European Commission's Press Service. "This was merely reported in the media. We held consultations yesterday and concluded that no such shortfall exists," she said.