“ US President Donald Trump has said that he is not participating in discussions regarding frozen Russian assets as leverage in negotiations. Source: White House audio broadcast from Air Force One, quoted by “Interfax-Ukraine” Details: When asked if the White House plans to use Russian assets as a negotiating tool, Trump said he is not doing so. Trump’s direct speech: “I am not involved in this. I think Europe and Russia are negotiating. I am not involved in these discussions.” We will remind: the chief spokeswoman of the European Commission, Paula Pinho, told reporters in Brussels on October 27 that in the proposals of the European Commission regarding the closure of the EU’s financial needs of Ukraine in 2026-27 before the next meeting of the European Council on December 18, various options for funding sources will be offered, with the main emphasis on Russian frozen sovereign assets. Background: Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico opposed the EU’s plan to use frozen Russian assets to finance Ukraine. On October 23, the European Council approved conclusions regarding Ukraine, from which a direct mention of the use of funds from the frozen assets of the Russian Federation to support Ukraine disappeared. Belgium insisted on changing the text of the conclusions regarding the use of frozen assets of the Russian Federation. However, the EU assured that the issue of using Russia’s frozen assets for financial support of Ukraine remains on the agenda, and the final decision will be made in December 2025.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Trump, photo: Getty Images Source: audio broadcast of the White House from Air Force One, quoted by “Interfax-Ukraine”
Details: When asked if the White House plans to use Russian assets as a negotiating tool, Trump said he is not.
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Trump’s direct speech: “I am not involved in this. I think Europe and Russia are negotiating. I am not involved in these discussions.”
We will remind: In Brussels on October 27, the chief spokeswoman of the European Commission, Paula Pinho, told reporters that in the European Commission’s proposals for the closure of the EU’s financial needs of Ukraine in 2026-27 until the next meeting of the European Council on December 18, various options for sources of funding will be offered, with the main emphasis on Russian frozen sovereign assets.
Prehistory:
- The Prime Minister of Slovakia, Robert Fico, opposed the EU’s plan to use frozen Russian assets to finance Ukraine.
- On October 23, the European Council approved conclusions regarding Ukraine, from which a direct mention of the use of funds from the frozen assets of the Russian Federation to support Ukraine disappeared.
- Belgium insisted on changing the text of the conclusions regarding the use of frozen assets of the Russian Federation.
- However, the EU assured that the issue of using Russia’s frozen assets for financial support of Ukraine remains on the agenda, and the final decision will be made in December 2025.