“President Volodymyr Zelenskyi will personally participate in the meeting of the European Council, which will be held on December 18-19 in Brussels, a high-ranking European official told journalists on Wednesday.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Volodymyr Zelenskyi, photo: getty images Source: “European Pravda”, “Interfax-Ukraine”
Details: It is assumed that one of the key issues of the summit will be the allocation of a “reparation loan” to Ukraine at the expense of Russian frozen assets, which Belgium continues to oppose.
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“President Zelenskyi will personally visit the European Council tomorrow,” said a high-ranking European official.
Sources of “European Truth” confirm this information.
Prehistory:
- Earlier it was reported that Kyiv planned to abandon the trip to the summit, including because of skepticism about its expected results. The reason for the change in position is not specified.
- According to Politico, at the latest negotiations at the level of EU ambassadors on the use of Russian assets to finance Ukraine, Belgium said there was no progress towards a joint solution.
- As of Tuesday, the chancellor of Germany equally assessed the chances of passing and not passing the decision.
More on the topic in the article: The EU is looking for money for Kyiv. Why is Belgium “blocking” the financing of Ukraine at the expense of the assets of the Russian Federation