Chernobyl repairs to get €50 million from German...

Summary

• Germany will put up €50 million for Chernobyl repairs, Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil said, as Ukraine seeks cash to fix its damaged shelter.
• Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal thanked Schneider for his commitment to “ensuring the nuclear safety of Ukraine and all of Europe.”The money will go into the International Chernobyl Cooperation Account, a fund that pays for the repair work.
• If lawmakers back the money by mid-November, the first big step toward Chernobyl repairs will be in place.

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Germany will put up €50 million for Chernobyl repairs, Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil said, as Ukraine seeks cash to fix its damaged shelter.

The money is meant for the New Safe Confinement, the giant steel arch over the plant’s destroyed reactor. Engineers designed the structure to cover the remains of that destroyed reactor. A Russian drone damaged that structure in February 2025.

Klingbeil said the plan was still before parliament, and he expects formal approval by mid-November. He added that the money is meant specifically for restoration and repair work at the Chernobyl facility. Until then, the sum remains a commitment on paper.

Chernobyl repairs and the G7 fund

The German sum feeds into a wider effort. French Finance Minister Roland Lescure said in Bangkok on Thursday that the G7 had gathered about €260 million so far.