Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest BRUSSELS The European Union has disbursed a new financial aid package of €1 billion ($1.15 billion) to Ukraine, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced on Friday. On X, von der Leyen said the latest disbursement brings the EU's total macro-financial assistance to Ukraine to nearly €150 billion ($172.5 billion) since the war with Russia began in February 2022. "We are with Ukraine for the long haul," she wrote. Von der Leyen also said that she