G-7 nations had promised Ukraine at least $50 billion using frozen Russian assets, but there were differences between the United States and the European Union over implementation.

The European Commission proposed on Friday a loan of up to 35 billion euros ($39 billion) for Ukraine to help cover its increased needs after Russian destruction of its infrastructure. The proposed loan,

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced a loan of up to 35 billion euros ($39 billion) for Ukraine during a visit to Kyiv on Friday, saying it was needed to defend the country against Russian attacks and help it get through the winter.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attends a joint press conference with European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen (not pictured), amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict, in Kyiv, Ukraine September 20,

Russian commanders anticipated that Ukraine was planning an incursion into Kursk Oblast months before it occurred, the Guardian reported on Sept. 20, citing a collection of documents that Ukrainian soldiers said they had seized from abandoned Russian positions.

Recent reports reveal that Russian officials had anticipated a potential Ukrainian incursion into the Kursk region for months but failed to take adequate measures to prevent it. According to Hotnews documents seized by Ukrainian forces from abandoned Russian units,