The United States and the European Union plan to mobilize $800 billion to rebuild Ukraine after the end of the war with Russia as part of the Ukraine Prosperity Plan. The document is expected to be implemented over a 10-year period, RBC-Ukraine reports, citing Politico. The PromPolitInform portal reports.
Unnamed European officials and diplomats told the publication that the 18-page document outlines a decade-long plan aimed at ensuring Ukraine’s recovery while providing a fast-tracked path to EU membership. The European Commission circulated the plan to European capitals ahead of the leaders’ summit held on Thursday, January 22, in Brussels.
According to the report, the financial recovery strategy included in the Prosperity Plan extends through 2040 and предусматриває a rapid 100-day launch plan for key projects.
At the same time, representatives of the investment company BlackRock, which is advising Ukraine’s reconstruction on a pro bono basis, note that attracting external capital will remain difficult as long as active hostilities continue.
“Think about it. If you are a pension fund manager, you are accountable to your clients and retirees. It is practically impossible to invest in an active war zone. I believe everything must proceed in stages, and that takes time,” said BlackRock Vice Chairman Philipp Hildebrand on January 21 at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
The document envisions U.S. investments in critical minerals, infrastructure, energy, and technology projects in Ukraine. However, Hildebrand emphasized that businesses will not be able to fully scale operations while drone and missile attacks continue along the eastern front.
The Ukraine Prosperity Plan is part of a 20-point peace framework that the United States is attempting to coordinate between Kyiv and Moscow. Its primary objective is to help Ukraine transition from emergency aid to sustainable economic development.
According to the document, Washington positions itself not only as a donor but also as a strategic economic partner, investor, and anchor of confidence in Ukraine’s recovery. The plan also envisages direct involvement of American companies and experts on the ground, with the U.S. playing a key role in mobilizing private capital.
Ukraine Prosperity Plan
As previously reported, media outlets suggested that the $800 billion Ukraine Prosperity Plan could be signed by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and U.S. President Donald Trump at the World Economic Forum. However, those plans were later revised.
An unnamed U.S. official told Axios that the plan has not yet been finalized. At the same time, on January 21, Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration Taras Kachka stated that the initiative had been agreed upon at the technical level.
