The EU is promoting the idea of using frozen Ros assets for a loan to Ukraine, which is known
Фото: Reuters
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen plans to meet Belgian Prime Minister Bart de Wever on Friday to discuss using frozen Russian assets to finance a loan to Ukraine. The meeting is expected to help convince Belgium of the Commission’s proposed mechanism.
This is reported by Politico.
The European Commission is proposing a plan that would allow EU countries to channel most of Russia’s frozen sovereign assets to support Ukraine without resorting to confiscation. The loan package is estimated at 140 billion euros.
However, the process has been slowed down by the position of Belgium, which holds the largest amount of Russian assets, with Brussels expressing concerns about the legal and financial risks of the scheme.
The European Union noted that the issue of using Russian assets to support Ukraine remains relevant, and a final decision is expected in December 2025.
As previously reported, the United Kingdom and Canada have announced their readiness to provide Ukraine with financing under the model of so-called “reparations loans” , which the European Commission ties to frozen Russian assets.
As a reminder, the Budget Committee of the German Bundestag, at its morning meeting on November 14, approved the draft budget for 2026 , in which the amount of support for Ukraine significantly increased.
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