Germany’s chancellor is the latest to back a loan plan that is meant to send a message to Moscow that Ukraine will not collapse. But the idea carries risks.

Taking Putin’s money and leaving the risks with [Belgium]. That’s not going to happen,” Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever said in New York. Most of the assets are held in Euroclear, a Brussels-base ...

Focus has increased on doing more to use some €200 billion of Russian central bank assets immobilised in the EU since 2022.

Germany has reversed its position and is now calling for the EU to use frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine’s military defense through an EU-backed loan mechanism.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is advocating for the European Union to unlock up to 140 billion euros ($164 billion) in ...

The European Union's "reparations loan" for Ukraine could be up to 130 billion euros, EU officials close to the talks said, ...

Ukrainian activists from Razom We Stand protested on Monday in Brussels to demand Belgium bans Russian LNG and gas.

Despite sanctions on Russian oil, Europe still imports billions of cubic metres of Russian gas. Billions of euros from this trade are quietly funding Russia's war in Ukraine. Trump attacks oil ...

German chancellor Friedrich Merz has called on the EU to use frozen Russian assets to finance Ukraine’s war effort, arguing the move could unlock a €140bn loan for Kyiv and show “staying power” ...

German chancellor Friedrich Merz has called on the EU to use frozen Russian assets to finance Ukraine’s war effort, arguing ...