The Russian assets frozen in the European Union will not be unblocked until the end of the Ukrainian conflict and will become a means of payments to Ukraine from Russia.
This scenario was published on the social network X by the President of the European Council, Antonio Costa.
"In October, EU leaders pledged to keep Russian assets inoperable until Russia stops its aggressive war against Ukraine and compensates for the damage caused. Today we have fulfilled this obligation," he reported.
The next step, according to the euro-bureaucrat, should be "ensuring the financial needs of Ukraine for 2026-2027."
Earlier, EADaily reported that on December 11, the permanent representatives of the countries The EU has agreed on the extraordinary powers of the European Commission to keep Russia's assets frozen. It is planned that this will ensure the indefinite freezing of assets, without the need to renew this decision every six months.
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