All 27 leaders of EU member states agreed on an additional €50bn support package for the so-called Ukraine Facility within the EU budget, European Council President Charles Michel announced on February 1. ‘It is very important that the decision was made by all 27 leaders, which once again proves strong EU unity,’ President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said reacting to the news on X. The decision unblocks one of two crucial funding packages for Ukraine’s budget in 2024, afterWestern financial and military aid has become snarled in internal wrangling. The four-year €50bn support package will see the tran…