US EditionVon der Leyen opens door to joint EU debt for Ukraine
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A European Union summit is underway in Brussels, where the use of frozen Russian assets to finance support for Ukraine is at the forefront. Ursula von der Leyen said: "Without a solution on aid to Ukraine, the summit will not end." It is not clear how.
Belgium's resistance and the perplexity of other countries about the use of Russian goods, preferred by the Commission to finance Kiev, relaunch the alternative option. Meanwhile von der Leyen warns: "In a world of predators we must defend ourselves and rely on ourselves."
Belgium has proposed to the European Union an alternative mechanism for financial support of Ukraine in the war against Russia, which involves issuing a joint EU debt.
'In the defence of Europe there is nothing more important than ensuring the survival of Ukraine. We have to ensure Ukraine's capacities to achieve a stable peace'. With these words this morning before the plenary of the European Parliament, the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, summed up the situation before the European Council which begins this Thursday and which must take a decision on it: either the Russian assets f…
Von der Leyen presented to Parliament options for the European Council today: one based on Russian assets blocked in the EU, in particular in Belgium, and another on Community budget loans. Belgium opposes the use of assets, fearing financial risks if Russia asks for exemptions, but the decision is taken by a qualified majority. "We have proposed two different options for this European Council. One based on assets and one based on EU loans. And …
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