“The European Union plans to leave Russia’s assets in the EU in the amount of 210 billion euros frozen to send extraordinary profits from them in favor of Ukraine at least by the end of 2025. Source: The spokesman of the European Commission Marcus Lamart in a comment to reporters on June 19 in Brussels, a correspondent of “European Truth” details: a spokesman for the European Commission stressed that 210 billion euros of Russian assets in the EU will remain frozen until the end of 2025, and extraordinary income will be transferred.”, – WRITE: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: A spokesman for the European Commission Marcus Lamart in a comment to journalists on June 19 in Brussels, correspondent of “European Truth”
Details: The European Commission spokesman stressed that 210 billion euros of Russian assets in the EU will remain frozen until the end of 2025, and extraordinary profits from them will be transferred to support Ukraine.
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“We have immersed the assets of Russia, which in the EU 210 billion euros, and we use profits from these assets to support Ukraine through G7 loans worth 45 billion euros. This money goes to the Ukrainian defense industry and energy restoration,” Lamart said.
He recalled that “then these loans will be redeemed at the expense of future flows of emergency receipts from immobilized Russian assets.”
“The first payment of € 3 billion was sent to Ukraine in January (2025 – Ed.), 1 billion euros – in March, another 1 billion – in April, 1 billion – in May, and 1 billion – last Friday. Payments will continue throughout this year, ”the European Commission spokesman said.
“The EU has always clearly stated that Russia should pay for the losses caused by this war. Legally informed and financially viable options for compensation for the losses caused by Russia to Ukraine should remain on the negotiation table, and we must continue to discuss them,” Marcus emphasized.
As reported by “European Pravda”, the deputy head of the Presidential Office Irina Wise has criticized a recent decision to transfer € 3 billion of Russian assets frozen in Europe, to Western investors.
It is worth noting that the EU has long been discussing the confiscation of frozen assets of the Russian Federation and their transfer to Ukraine.
However, major countries, such as France, Germany, Italy, Spain, oppose it because they fear that, having confiscated funds, the EU will scare off international investors and lose its greatest advantage in peace talks.