Europe may hand $218 billion of frozen Russian assets

Europe may hand $218 billion of frozen Russian assets to Ukraine
As Europe mobilizes behind Ukraine, it's sitting on a $218 billion ace card — and it's being urged to play it The results are in for Donald Trump’s address to Congress—and they’re bad.
Is It Time to Transfer Frozen Russian Assets to Ukraine? Calls Grow Louder.
President Trump’s threat to abandon Ukraine added urgency to plans to fund security or reconstruction with the roughly $300 billion owned by Russia’s central bank.
Explainer: How the West uses Russia's frozen reserves to help Ukraine
With President Donald Trump's suspension of U.S. military aid to Ukraine, European nations are again looking at how to utilise some $300 billion of Russian state assets frozen by the Group of Seven rich democracies after Moscow's 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
REVEALED: What $300BILLION frozen Russian assets could buy for Ukraine as calls to SEIZE ‘Putin’s war chest’ grow
Calls to seize frozen Russian assets in the UK and EU are intensifying after Donald Trump paused aid to Ukraine. Currently, it is estimated over £200billion worth of Russian assets are frozen in Europe,
After Trump-Zelensky blowup, Europe may be more willing to seize frozen Russian assets while EU official says ‘free world needs a new leader’
"Are the Europeans willing to stand up for themselves, for their principles, for their values, and for fellow Europeans? And I fear the answer is no."
It's time to seize Russian assets, not just freeze them, says UK's Lammy
Finance ministers and central bankers from the G20 top economies gather in South Africa on Wednesday and Thursday, for a meeting marred by the absence or curtailed attendance of key members and disputes over the main issues of climate, debt and inequality.
Nobel Laureates Urge Transfer of Frozen Russian Assets for Ukraine’s Recovery
Nobel laureates have appealed to the governments of countries where sanctioned Russian assets are held, urging them to allocate these funds for Ukraine’s reconstruction and compensation for war victims. This was reported by Ukrainska Pravda.
France warming up to the idea of seizing Russian assets in Europe
PARIS — France is warming up to the possibility of seizing Russian frozen assets to help Ukraine, said an official with direct knowledge of talks within the French government and between Paris and Berlin.
Frozen Russian assets could serve as security guarantee for Ukraine under European peace plan — FT
European officials are discussing the use of 200 billion euros in frozen Russian assets as security guarantees for Ukraine as part of a peace plan, the Financial Times reports.
Russian frozen assets cannot be confiscated — Macron
Frozen Russian assets cannot be confiscated, as this is contrary to international law. He stated this at a meeting with US President Donald Trump in In Washington, his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron.
UK to provide $2.8 billion loan to Ukraine backed by frozen Russian assets
Extraordinary Revenue Acceleration (ERA) credit initiative, was signed amid President Volodymyr Zelensky's visit to London to meet with U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
Donald Trump ‘unlikely to sign Ukraine minerals deal’ – as Starmer urged to seize Russian assets to fund war effort
DONALD Trump is reportedly not currently planning to sign a minerals deal with Ukraine today, a top US official revealed.
As Europe mobilizes behind Ukraine, it's sitting on a $218 billion ace card — and it's being urged to play it
As relations between the US and Ukraine sour, Europe is scrambling to fill the gap. Russia's frozen assets may be a solution.