# Germany’s Merz decries unfair burden-sharing, urges EU to prioritize new Ukraine loan

https://mins.news/en/item/136363

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-11-09 22:55 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/germanys-merz-complains-about-unfair-burden-sharing-calls-eu-to-prioritize-new-ukraine-loan/

> German Chancellor Friedrich Merz urged the EU to prioritize discussions on filling Ukraine’s 2027 funding gap, which he put at 70 billion euros, including 45 billion euros for the EU to cover. He called support a shared responsibility, while arguing that bilateral aid is unevenly distributed and borne mainly by a few member states.

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