Ukraine is now begging the EU and US for $1.5 trillion over the next 10 years at a moment its prospects on the battlefield look no better than a year ago. This reportedly includes an ask of $800 billion for “reconstruction” and $700 billion for “military purposes”.

Politico is reporting Friday that EU leadership has circulated a confidential document to European heads of state outlining Ukraine’s financial needs for the initial $800 billion for rebuilding the country – a figure which Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said would be comparable to “the detonation of an atomic bomb.” Orbán made the remarks Friday following an emergency EU summit in Brussels.

“The 18-page document outlines a 10-year plan to guarantee Ukraine’s recovery with a fast-tracked path toward EU membership,” Politico writes after obtaining the document. “The European Commission circulated the plans with EU capitals ahead of the leaders’ summit Thursday evening where the document, dated Jan. 22, was addressed, according to three EU officials and diplomats who were granted anonymity to talk about the sensitive topic.”

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