EU ambassadors agreed on an indefinite freeze on Russian nuclear weapons, despite the opposition of the two countries

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The ambassadors of the European Union approved agreed on a mechanism for the indefinite freezing of Russian assets in Europe, which should prevent their return to Russia outside the sanctions regime.

Source: “European truth” with reference to Dr

Details: The decision was adopted with 25 votes in favor, two countries did not support it. Voting took place according to the written procedure and started the day before.

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EU sanctions against Russia must be renewed every 6 months with the unanimous support of all 27 EU states, which creates a constant risk of their removal at the initiative of even one member state.

Since the vote was successful, the Russian assets will remain immobilized until the EU Council decides otherwise.

Head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen statedthat she welcomes the decisions of the EU states regarding the EC’s proposal to extend the freezing of Russian sovereign assets.

“We are sending a clear signal to Russia: as long as this brutal war of aggression continues, Russia’s costs will continue to rise. This is a powerful signal to Ukraine: we want to make sure that our brave neighbor will become even stronger on the battlefield and at the negotiating table,” Von der Leyen wrote on the X social network.

We will remind:

• The head of the government of Hungary, Viktor Orbán, called the vote to ban the return of Russian rockets to the Kremlin “Brussels dictatorship”.
• “European Truth” reported the day before that the EU intends to speedily adopt a law on indefinite blocking of Russian assetsto avoid a veto by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.

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