EU Weighs Bond Swap Plan to Unlock Frozen Russian Assets for Ukraine, Politico Reports

EU weighs bond swap plan to unlock frozen Russian assets for Ukraine, Politico reports

The proposal, described by one source as "legally creative," would allow Brussels to provide critical financial support to Ukraine without technically seizing the Russian capital—an act that would be fraught with legal risk.

EU Eyes ‘Legally Creative’ Move To Tap Frozen Russian Funds

The EU has tried many different ways to capitalize on the principal of frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine’s war effort. The latest, described by one official as “legally creative,” would consist of letting Ukraine borrow money from the frozen assets against an “EU IOU.” “Ukraine will only pay back the loan once Russia pays for the reparations,” Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said in her State of the Union speech on Wednesday. Commi…

Euroclear study softer options for managing frozen Russian

The European Union (EU) is considering a new option for using frozen Russian assets for further transfer to Kyiv - investing them in riskier investments to increase income, but with the condition that the principal amount (capital) itself remains untouched, Politico reports.

Ursulkin's letters: the EU has come up with a "legally creative" way to steal Russian assets: EADaily

EADaily, September 13th, 2025. The European Commission proposed to replace the funds transferred to Kiev from frozen Russian assets with IOUS secured by the EU. This is reported by Politico, citing four sources.

EU floats ‘creative’ new way to send billions of euros of frozen Russian assets to Ukraine

Replacing seized assets with EU bonds could allow Brussels to tap Russia’s frozen assets to fund Kyiv’s war effort.