BRUSSELS - European Commission President José Manuel Barroso told the bloc's leaders on Oct. 23 that the EU's executive body could give Ukraine a maximum $1 billion in the near term out of its budget to help Kyiv pay its bills, according to several officials briefed on discussions.
Ukraine's Energy Challenge
Wall Street Journal: Barroso says EU can give Ukraine at most $1 billion to pay bills
Ukraine's Energy and Coal Industry Minister Yuri Prodan (C) arrives at the European Commission headquarters for tri-lateral gas talks between Russia, Ukraine and the EU in Brussels, Oct. 21, 2014.
