At the URC 2026 Ukraine Recovery Conference held in Gdansk on June 25–26, 160 agreements worth more than 10 billion euros were signed. This was announced by Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko, who led the Ukrainian delegation.
Key agreements
Among the main results, Svyrydenko cited the transfer to Ukraine of the first tranche of a new EU financial instrument worth 3.2 billion euros, an agreement with the World Bank for 3.4 billion dollars, the launch of the European Flagship Fund for the Reconstruction of Ukraine, and the creation of the Ukraine Transport Support Fund.
Partners also allocated 140 million euros for housing programs. In addition, an agreement was signed with the European Investment Bank on restoring and protecting roads in frontline regions, along with new partnerships in the defense industry and energy sector.
Energy deals
As Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal had previously reported, around three dozen agreements between Ukrainian state and private energy companies and their foreign partners were prepared for the conference. Their total value exceeds 1 billion euros.
- with Britain’s Urenco for 210 million pounds sterling to supply fuel for Ukrainian nuclear power plants;
- with the U.S. Exim Bank for 300 million dollars for Naftogaz;
- with the EBRD for 90 million euros for Ukrenergo.
According to experts at the U.S.-based CSIS, previous Ukraine support conferences held annually since 2022 had together announced about 200 billion dollars in aid through grants, loans, guarantees, and various programs. With the latest pledges, that amount rises by at least another 10 billion euros, or about 11.3 billion dollars.
According to the RDNA5 assessment published in February, Ukraine needs about 588 billion dollars for reconstruction over ten years. The report was prepared by the Ukrainian government, the World Bank Group, the European Commission, and the UN. The largest needs are in transport and energy, where demand increased sharply after strikes on ports, railways, and power infrastructure in the winter of 2025–2026.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had initially been expected to lead the delegation but did not attend. The article links this to a diplomatic crisis in Polish-Ukrainian relations: after Kyiv decided to name one military unit after the UPA, Polish President Karol Nawrocki stripped Zelensky of the Order of the White Eagle on June 19. Former Ukrainian presidents Leonid Kuchma, Viktor Yushchenko, and Petro Poroshenko then renounced their own Polish decorations.