EU leaders postpone decisions on Ukraine funding and budget

EU leaders failed to reach agreements on key issues including Ukraine funding and the bloc's long-term budget during a two-day summit in Brussels, delaying major decisions until later meetings in November and December. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged leaders to provide at least €70 billion for 2027, warning of a potential migration crisis involving 20 million Ukrainians. Leaders declined to endorse financing options, including using €300 billion in Russian frozen assets, though the Commission was asked to develop a concrete proposal. The summit also saw clashes over climate rules and migration policy, with Poland's push to weaken emissions trading defeated. Leaders remain deadlocked over the EU's €2 trillion budget, with French President Emmanuel Macron warning he would lose political mandate to negotiate after this year.