{"id":1328246,"date":"2025-12-03T10:34:58","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T08:34:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/brussels-under-pressure-eu-prepares-cunning-move-for-reparations-loan-to-ukraine\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T10:34:58","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T08:34:58","slug":"brussels-under-pressure-eu-prepares-cunning-move-for-reparations-loan-to-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/brussels-under-pressure-eu-prepares-cunning-move-for-reparations-loan-to-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"Brussels under pressure: EU prepares cunning move for reparations loan to Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The European Union is working on an urgent legal mechanism that will allow frozen Russian money to be safely used to lend to Ukraine, avoiding risks for Belgium.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> According <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.eu\/article\/european-commission-belgium-russian-asset-loan-ukraine\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">to<\/a> Politico sources, Belgian officials are concerned that existing sanctions worth about 140 billion euros could be blocked by veto power from individual EU countries. In such a case, Belgium would be forced to return Russian assets, even if they were already partly directed to support Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p> To avoid this, the European Commission is proposing to use Article 122 of the EU Treaty, which allows decisions to be taken by majority vote instead of unanimous approval. This effectively deprives individual states of the right to block the use of funds.<\/p>\n<p> In addition, the document provides for the possibility of extending the sanctions from six months to three years, which guarantees stable financing of Ukraine from Russian assets.<\/p>\n<p> It is expected that the final draft of the legal mechanism will be presented as early as next Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p> As a reminder,<a href=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/uhorske-veto-y-belhiyski-ryzyky-iak-yes-boretsia-za-finansuvannia-ukrainy\/\">the European Union is preparing an alternative financing scenario for Ukraine in case the leaders fail to agree on using frozen Russian assets to create a reparations loan.<\/a><\/p>\n<p> As reported, Belgian Prime Minister Bart de Wever, in a letter to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, named <a href=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/kredyt-dlia-ukrainy-belhiia-vysuvaie-try-vazhlyvi-umovy\/\">three conditions for converting frozen Russian assets into a loan for Ukraine.<\/a><\/p>\n<p> By the way, <a href=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/belhiiu-zapidozryly-u-pryvlasnenni-dokhodiv-z-rosiyskykh-aktyviv-v-yes-zrostaie-nevdovolennia\/\">the European Union has suspected Belgium of misappropriating proceeds from frozen Russian assets that were supposed to be sent to Ukraine<\/a> . Diplomats claim that the country could have credited taxes on these funds to its own budget, violating its obligations.<\/p>\n<p> Also follow <strong>\u201cPryamim\u201d<\/strong> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pryamiy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Facebook<\/a> , <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/prm_ua\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Twitter<\/a> , <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/+rtV4dxYu2_cyNjVi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Telegram<\/a> , and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/pryamiy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Instagram.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The European Union is working on an urgent legal mechanism that will allow frozen Russian money to be safely used to lend to Ukraine, avoiding risks for Belgium. According to Politico sources, Belgian officials are concerned that existing sanctions worth about 140 billion euros could be blocked by veto power from individual EU countries. 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