Europe does not want to use frozen Russian assets to purchase weapons for Ukraine.
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Three EU member states have opposed the plan of the head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, to use profits received from frozen Russian assets to purchase weapons for Ukraine. Politico reported this.
It is noted that all this comes against the backdrop of rumors that the asset freeze proposal will be presented closer to the EU leaders’ summit next week.
An unnamed European official said that Malta, Luxembourg and Hungary at a meeting of ambassadors of 27 EU countries on March 13 expressed doubts about using income from Russian assets to purchase ammunition for Ukraine. The officials said von der Leyen’s idea of using the money to replenish the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ dwindling reserves had complicated negotiations.
Let us recall that Prague stated that ammunition purchased from countries outside the European Union on the initiative of the Czech Republic could reach Ukraine as early as June.
Source: Politico
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