epa12888854 German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (R) and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (C) attend a press conference at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, 14 April 2026. Following the Hungarian elections on 12 April, the German government expects that the EU’s 90 billion euro loan package for Ukraine will be unblocked swiftly. EPA/HANNIBAL HANSCHKE

epa12888789 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky attends a press conference at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, 14 April 2026. Following the Hungarian elections on 12 April, the German government expects that the EU’s 90 billion euro loan package for Ukraine will be unblocked swiftly. EPA/CLEMENS BILAN

epa12888765 German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (R) and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (L) attend a press conference at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, 14 April 2026. Following the Hungarian elections on 12 April, the German government expects that the EU’s 90 billion euro loan package for Ukraine will be unblocked swiftly. EPA/CLEMENS BILAN