US EditionEU Leaders Consider Using Seized Russian Assets to Fund a Loan to Ukraine
The European Commission aims to provide Ukraine with a €140 billion loan using frozen Russian assets as collateral, repayable only after Russia compensates for war damages, to support Kyiv through 2026-2027.
- Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo and Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson proposed using frozen Russian assets to fund a loan for Ukraine, warning about a funding need of €130 billion by 2027.
- The plan links loan repayment to future Russian war reparations. Orpo emphasized that supporting Ukraine is a moral obligation and crucial for European security.
- Several European leaders, including Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal and French President Emmanuel Macron, expressed support for the proposal, despite some legal concerns.
- The Kremlin condemned the scheme as 'pure theft' and warned of consequences for countries involved in misappropriating Russian assets.
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How will we punish the theft of Russian assets, or is this our plan?: EADaily
EADaily, October 2nd, 2025. A "reparations loan" to Ukraine due to the theft of frozen Russian assets is a new idea from Brussels. But there are no guarantors guaranteeing a refund to Belgium, the observer writes Pravda.Ru Lyubov Stepushova.
The European Commission wants to break Putin's piggy bank for new billions in aid to Ukraine. But Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever warned his fellow leaders during an EU summit in Copenhagen about potential mega-risks. "They could steal factories from European companies."
EU plans €140 billion ‘reparations’ loan for Ukraine backed by frozen Russian assets
EU leaders are moving to approve a new aid mechanism for Ukraine — a €140 billion loan based on immobilized reserves of the Central Bank of Russia. In Brussels, officials have already dubbed it a “reparations” loan. When could it happen, and would Ukraine have to pay it back? The idea of using Russia’s frozen central bank reserves held in the West to support Ukraine has been discussed in the EU for some time, but until recently many EU governmen…
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