European Commission plans ‘reparations loan’ to Ukraine using frozen Russian assets
Option of EU loan based on common borrowing also proposed in concession to concerns raised by BelgiumEurope live – latest updatesThe European Commission will move ahead with a controversial proposal to fund Ukraine with a loan based on Russia’s frozen assets, it has announced.But in a...
<p>Option of EU loan based on common borrowing also proposed in concession to concerns raised by Belgium</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/dec/03/nato-vladimir-putin-russia-rejects-ukraine-peace-deal-volodymyr-zelenskyy-europe-live-latest-news-updates">Europe live – latest updates</a></p></li></ul><p>The European Commission will move ahead with a controversial proposal to fund Ukraine with a loan based on Russia’s frozen assets, it has announced.</p><p>But in a concession to concerns raised by Belgium, which hosts most of the assets, the EU executive has also proposed another option: an EU loan based on common borrowing.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/03/european-commission-reparations-loan-ukraine-frozen-russian-assets">Continue reading...</a>
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