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Will Europe use frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine?

Will Europe use frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine?

Update: 2025-12-18
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Volodymyr Zelensky has called on EU leaders at a crunch summit urgently to agree to a multi-billion euro loan in frozen Russian money to fund Ukraine's military and economic needs. Andrew Peach hears from EU leaders and an expert in Brussels.

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(Photo: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky gives a press conference during the EU Council Summit in Brussels, Belgium, 18 December 2025. Credit: OLIVIER HOSLET/EPA/Shutterstock)

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Will Europe use frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine?

Will Europe use frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine?

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