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INCOME TAXES - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Dec. 31, 2024
Income taxes    
Current and non-current income tax assets $ 43 $ 63
Non-recognized losses 8,419 8,496
Deferred tax liabilities 41 27
Recognized losses 309 473
Pillar Two Tax    
Income taxes    
Recognized losses 8,728  
Unused tax credits for Pillar Two Tax 420  
Luxembourg    
Income taxes    
Non-recognized losses 6,630 6,932
Netherlands    
Income taxes    
Non-recognized losses 1,424 1,456
Pakistan, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan    
Income taxes    
Deferred tax liabilities 18 19
Foreign subsidiaries outside Netherlands    
Income taxes    
Undistributed earnings of VEON's foreign subsidiaries 7,238 6,422
Pakistan Mobile Communications Limited    
Income taxes    
Estimated financial effect of contingent liabilities $ 51 $ 155