European Commission has not received letter from 4 member states on using Russian assets for Ukraine, but issue remains on agenda – spokesman
The European Commission has not received a letter from four EU member states regarding the further use of frozen Russian assets to help Ukraine, though work on the issue has continued regardless.
The European Commission has not yet received a letter from four EU member states discussing the potential use of frozen Russian assets to aid Ukraine, according to a spokesman for the Commission. However, despite this lack of correspondence, the issue remains on the agenda for the Commission, spokesman Balazs Ujvari stated in Brussels on Thursday.
Ujvari emphasized that the Commission has never removed the matter from its agenda following the European Council meeting on December 18, 2026, where leaders called for ongoing work on the legal and technical aspects of a possible reparations loan for Ukraine using immobilized Russian assets within the EU. He reiterated that the Commission remains prepared to offer any necessary assistance in this matter.
The Financial Times, citing sources, reported that several European countries intend to urge the EU to reconsider the plan to utilize frozen Russian assets for Ukraine, driven by worries about a funding gap for Kyiv. According to the report, Sweden, the Netherlands, Spain, and Poland are among the countries anticipated to submit a letter to the European Commission advocating for the resumption of work on using Russian assets for Ukraine.
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