Pressure is growing on member states to back a €90bn loan for Kyiv ahead of a Brussels summit
European leaders are being urged to decide whether to use Russia’s frozen assets to fund Ukraine’s defence at a time of unprecedented pressure from the US.
At a critical summit in Brussels on Thursday, EU leaders will be asked to make good on a promise to find urgently needed cash for Ukraine, with Kyiv under pressure to cede territory as Russia ekes out advances on the battlefield.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/18/eu-frozen-russian-assets-fund-ukraine-defence
Author : Jennifer Rankin in Brussels
Publish date : 2025-12-18 05:00:00
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