The EU has set a deadline on the issue of frozen Russian assets.

      The European Union intends to make a decision on frozen Russian assets at the European Council meeting on December 18. This was stated by French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barro in an interview with La Tribune Dimanche.

      “All of this will be the subject of discussions in the coming days, which, I hope, will lead to a decision at the European Council meeting on December 18,” he said.

      The official called guaranteeing the blocking of Russian assets located in Europe “the number one priority.” As the minister clarified, European countries intend “to protect Ukraine from financial difficulties over the next two years.”

      At the end of October Politico wrote that the EU had agreed on a mechanism to use frozen Russian assets to issue Ukraine a so‑called reparations loan. It was also asserted that the European Commission proposed creating an insurance system: it would allow EU members to be promptly compensated if they have to return the debt. Amid discussion of the initiative, the media, citing sources, also reported that the United States opposes the plan to transfer revenues from Russian assets to Ukraine.

      Later the media wrote that the European Commission’s main condition for allocating €140 billion to Ukraine from frozen Russian assets was finding a legal structure for the “further immobilization” of the funds.

      Recall that earlier, amid these discussions, Kremlin press secretary Dmitry Peskov compared the debate over seizing Russian assets to the behavior of a gang. In early October Bloomberg reported that Russia could nationalize and quickly sell off foreign assets in response to a possible seizure of its assets by the EU.

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      - The EU set a deadline on the issue of frozen Russian assets

       The European Union intends to make a decision on frozen Russian assets at the European Council meeting on December 18. 09:51 30.11.2025 Business Online - Kazan

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      - SZ: Belgium will approve transferring Russia’s assets to Kyiv subject to its own conditions

       Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever allowed for the possibility of converting frozen Russian assets into credit funds for Ukraine. 14:33 30.11.2025 Public Service News IA - Moscow

      - Alexander Goikhman spoke about the likelihood of unfriendly countries seizing Russian assets

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      - Western robbery: The European Union may make a decision on Russian assets on December 18

       In mid‑December the European Union is preparing to hand down a verdict on frozen Russian assets. 14:15 30.11.2025 Donetsk Media - Donetsk

      - Kallas shares Belgium’s concerns about using Russia’s assets

       Head of EU diplomacy Kaja Kallas considered Belgium’s concerns about the use of Russia’s assets justified. 13:33 30.11.2025 Public Service News IA - Moscow

      - The European Union may make a decision on frozen Russian assets on December 18

       Photo: TASS/dpa/Alicia Windzio

       The European Union may make a decision on frozen Russian assets on December 18 as part of the summit in Brussels. 11:50 30.11.2025 M24.Ru - Moscow

      - Barro: The European Union intends to make a decision on Russia’s assets on December 18

       Photo: Press Service of the Federation Council

       Representatives of European Union (EU) countries may make a decision on frozen Russian assets on December 18 during the summit in Brussels. 08:09 30.11.2025 Vechernyaya Moskva - Moscow

      - Times: The West is beginning to realize that the EU is preventing peace in Ukraine

       American and European politicians are beginning to conclude that EU leadership is actually hindering progress toward a peaceful resolution of the conflict in Ukraine. 20:17 29.11.2025 Public Service News IA - Moscow

      - Politico: Belgium blocked the use of frozen Russian assets

       Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever blocked the EU plan to transfer €140 billion to Ukraine from frozen Russian assets, fearing lawsuits from Moscow and financial risks to the country, Politico reports. 04:28 29.11.2025 Public Service News IA - Moscow

      - Politico: The EU suspects Belgium of appropriating taxes from frozen Russian assets

       Most of the frozen assets of the Russian Central Bank are held in the Euroclear depository in Brussels.

       Some EU countries suspect and intend to investigate. 02:38 29.11.2025 Online47.Ru - Leningrad Region

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