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Enough talking – EU decision on support to Ukraine is crucial. Using the frozen Russian assets for a reparations loan to Ukraine is the best way forward.

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🇪🇺🇺🇦 EU TIES ITS SURVIVAL TO UKRAINE The EU borrows money for Ukraine and Ukraine does not need to pay it back! Free money for Ukraine! "Now, Russian assets are frozen until Russia pays reparations, Ukraine will have to pay back the loan when Russia pays reparations" 1/

🇪🇺🇺🇦 EU TIES ITS SURVIVAL TO UKRAINE The EU borrows money for Ukraine and Ukraine does not need to pay it back! Free money for Ukraine! "Now, Russian assets are frozen until Russia pays reparations, Ukraine will have to pay back the loan when Russia pays reparations" 1/

Lord Bebo

128,609 views • 7 months ago

#Ukraine needs financial support - not political pledges. I urge the #EU to move on using the frozen Russian assets for Ukraine’s needs. The future of Europe’s security is decided in 🇺🇦.

#Ukraine needs financial support - not political pledges. I urge the #EU to move on using the frozen Russian assets for Ukraine’s needs. The future of Europe’s security is decided in 🇺🇦.

Kęstutis Budrys

41,644 views • 8 months ago

🇺🇦🇪🇺 “Ukraine would only need to pay back the loan once it receives reparations. Until then, the immobilized Russian assets will remain immobilized.” — Ursula von der Leyen, Dec 19 Today the EU approved a €90 billion loan package for Ukraine as a “reparations loan” to be repaid only after Russia is forced to pay. To enable this, the EU locked up Russian sovereign assets “over the long term” and changed legal rules so they can now be seized with a majority vote, previously one country could veto it. The EU also reserved the right to tap the cash balances of those frozen Russian assets to front the loan This means: 🔹 Ukraine will be funded through EU debt 🔹 The loan is tied to war outcomes, contingent on Russia’s defeat LOL 🔹 If reparations never come, Ukraine is left with massive debt, or the EU appropriates Russian wealth outright (likely outcome)

🇺🇦🇪🇺 “Ukraine would only need to pay back the loan once it receives reparations. Until then, the immobilized Russian assets will remain immobilized.” — Ursula von der Leyen, Dec 19 Today the EU approved a €90 billion loan package for Ukraine as a “reparations loan” to be repaid only after Russia is forced to pay. To enable this, the EU locked up Russian sovereign assets “over the long term” and changed legal rules so they can now be seized with a majority vote, previously one country could veto it. The EU also reserved the right to tap the cash balances of those frozen Russian assets to front the loan This means: 🔹 Ukraine will be funded through EU debt 🔹 The loan is tied to war outcomes, contingent on Russia’s defeat LOL 🔹 If reparations never come, Ukraine is left with massive debt, or the EU appropriates Russian wealth outright (likely outcome)

DD Geopolitics

78,775 views • 7 months ago

🇺🇦 🇪🇺 The EU **failed** to reach an agreement on using frozen Russian assets for Ukraine. No consensus after 14 hours of discussions. ‼️Instead, 24 countries will consider an interim financing solution based on joint borrowing to provide Ukraine with €90 billion over two years. This outcome would be a serious blow to German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, who had promoted a plan to utilize the assets. ❗️The plan will not include Hungary, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic. Earlier, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán stated that using frozen Russian assets would be an open declaration of war. Before the summit, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said that his country would vote against any attempts to use frozen Russian assets to provide Ukraine with a "reparations loan." It was also reported that Hungary intends to form an alliance within the EU with the Czech Republic and Slovakia against supporting Ukraine. NYT reported that the meeting of EU leaders to discuss the issue of providing Ukraine with a reparations loan using frozen Russian assets could last until Christmas.

🇺🇦 🇪🇺 The EU failed to reach an agreement on using frozen Russian assets for Ukraine. No consensus after 14 hours of discussions. ‼️Instead, 24 countries will consider an interim financing solution based on joint borrowing to provide Ukraine with €90 billion over two years. This outcome would be a serious blow to German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, who had promoted a plan to utilize the assets. ❗️The plan will not include Hungary, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic. Earlier, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán stated that using frozen Russian assets would be an open declaration of war. Before the summit, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said that his country would vote against any attempts to use frozen Russian assets to provide Ukraine with a "reparations loan." It was also reported that Hungary intends to form an alliance within the EU with the Czech Republic and Slovakia against supporting Ukraine. NYT reported that the meeting of EU leaders to discuss the issue of providing Ukraine with a reparations loan using frozen Russian assets could last until Christmas.

Lenka White

75,475 views • 7 months ago

The European Union failed to allocate a "reparations loan" to Ukraine using russian assets — the idea of raising funds from the market prevailed. Macron: "Regarding assistance to Ukraine — this decision is a genuine break with the past. For the first time, we have agreed together to borrow funds in order to provide a loan to Ukraine. This provides both scale and predictability, at least within the framework of this mechanism, although financial instruments that allowed for loans already existed earlier. This is a significant step forward. And this decision was made unanimously." Meanwhile, Ukraine's Ministry of Finance states that work on the "reparations loan" continues.

The European Union failed to allocate a "reparations loan" to Ukraine using russian assets — the idea of raising funds from the market prevailed. Macron: "Regarding assistance to Ukraine — this decision is a genuine break with the past. For the first time, we have agreed together to borrow funds in order to provide a loan to Ukraine. This provides both scale and predictability, at least within the framework of this mechanism, although financial instruments that allowed for loans already existed earlier. This is a significant step forward. And this decision was made unanimously." Meanwhile, Ukraine's Ministry of Finance states that work on the "reparations loan" continues.

EMPR.media

41,082 views • 7 months ago

❗️Using frozen Russian assets is the fastest option for Europe in the matter of securing Ukraine, — Zelensky According to the president, Belgium is quite logically blocking the decision on the use of Russian assets, because it is in its accounts that most of the assets are located, so the country needs certain guarantees. Zelensky added that Ukraine believes that Europe will find a tool for using the assets.

❗️Using frozen Russian assets is the fastest option for Europe in the matter of securing Ukraine, — Zelensky According to the president, Belgium is quite logically blocking the decision on the use of Russian assets, because it is in its accounts that most of the assets are located, so the country needs certain guarantees. Zelensky added that Ukraine believes that Europe will find a tool for using the assets.

🪖MilitaryNewsUA🇺🇦

28,053 views • 9 months ago

Russia is causing tremendous damage in Ukraine. It is not right that anybody else should pay for it. At today’s European Council, we will discuss a reparations loan, backed up by frozen Russian assets, to help Ukraine defend itself. My doorstep ↓

Russia is causing tremendous damage in Ukraine. It is not right that anybody else should pay for it. At today’s European Council, we will discuss a reparations loan, backed up by frozen Russian assets, to help Ukraine defend itself. My doorstep ↓

Kaja Kallas

930,067 views • 10 months ago

🇺🇦🇪🇺 Another 2 billion for Zelensky. “The EU will allocate about €2 billion to Ukraine for drones using frozen Russian assets, but there will be no seizure of the Russian Central Bank's reserves, the loan is planned to be issued in tranches” — Ursula von der Leyen

🇺🇦🇪🇺 Another 2 billion for Zelensky. “The EU will allocate about €2 billion to Ukraine for drones using frozen Russian assets, but there will be no seizure of the Russian Central Bank's reserves, the loan is planned to be issued in tranches” — Ursula von der Leyen

Lord Bebo

86,849 views • 10 months ago

Merz: We are faced with a choice. Using European debt or Russian assets for Ukraine. My opinion is we must utilize Russian assets. They’ve been immobilized for a week, so Russia can’t access them. We should use them with a loan to support Ukraine for the next 2 years. 1/

Merz: We are faced with a choice. Using European debt or Russian assets for Ukraine. My opinion is we must utilize Russian assets. They’ve been immobilized for a week, so Russia can’t access them. We should use them with a loan to support Ukraine for the next 2 years. 1/

Tymofiy Mylovanov

165,122 views • 7 months ago

Ursula: Today, we propose €90B to cover Ukraine's financing needs for the next 2 years. Option 1 - EU Borrowing (requires unanimity): raising capital on the markets and using the EU budget as a loan Option 2 - Reparations Loan (requires majority): use Russian frozen assets. 1/

Ursula: Today, we propose €90B to cover Ukraine's financing needs for the next 2 years. Option 1 - EU Borrowing (requires unanimity): raising capital on the markets and using the EU budget as a loan Option 2 - Reparations Loan (requires majority): use Russian frozen assets. 1/

Tymofiy Mylovanov

375,322 views • 8 months ago

We need to reach a decision on Russian frozen assets today at the #EUCO. Europe has a say. We must use it. Ukraine needs support now. It is fast and morally the right thing to do. Justice is simple: the aggressor must pay for the damage done.

We need to reach a decision on Russian frozen assets today at the #EUCO. Europe has a say. We must use it. Ukraine needs support now. It is fast and morally the right thing to do. Justice is simple: the aggressor must pay for the damage done.

Kristen Michal

37,846 views • 7 months ago

‼️JUST IN: 🇫🇷🇺🇦🇷🇺 France under the EU has promised to provide Ukraine with the necessary funds to prolong military operations for another 3yrs. This is in response to US President Trump's pressure on Zelensky to end the conflict. The EU doesn't want to. "In the coming weeks, we intend to provide Ukraine with the means for self-defense for at least three years through a loan that the European Commission will provide to Ukraine, which will be repaid in due course through reparations that Russia will pay to Ukraine," – French FM Barrot Unclear if this loan would be from European taxpayers or frozen Russian assets.

‼️JUST IN: 🇫🇷🇺🇦🇷🇺 France under the EU has promised to provide Ukraine with the necessary funds to prolong military operations for another 3yrs. This is in response to US President Trump's pressure on Zelensky to end the conflict. The EU doesn't want to. "In the coming weeks, we intend to provide Ukraine with the means for self-defense for at least three years through a loan that the European Commission will provide to Ukraine, which will be repaid in due course through reparations that Russia will pay to Ukraine," – French FM Barrot Unclear if this loan would be from European taxpayers or frozen Russian assets.

Spetsnaℤ 007 🇷🇺

109,271 views • 9 months ago

🥴Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico stated that he would be the first to oppose Ukraine's membership in the EU. "We don't know how much money has been stolen there. To date, the European Union has provided Ukraine with 177.5 billion euros. We have no idea where all this has gone." Fico also once again spoke out against the reparations loan for Ukraine using frozen Russian assets and added that the EU is currently experiencing a "major crisis."

🥴Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico stated that he would be the first to oppose Ukraine's membership in the EU. "We don't know how much money has been stolen there. To date, the European Union has provided Ukraine with 177.5 billion euros. We have no idea where all this has gone." Fico also once again spoke out against the reparations loan for Ukraine using frozen Russian assets and added that the EU is currently experiencing a "major crisis."

🪖MilitaryNewsUA🇺🇦

76,771 views • 7 months ago

Ukraine's Zelenskyy says the money is needed to prevent Russia from using its frozen assets as leverage, as EU leaders vote on whether to release nearly $200bn to support Ukraine. 🟡 LIVE updates:

Ukraine's Zelenskyy says the money is needed to prevent Russia from using its frozen assets as leverage, as EU leaders vote on whether to release nearly $200bn to support Ukraine. 🟡 LIVE updates:

Al Jazeera English

11,338 views • 7 months ago

Ursula von der Leyen has given the EU countries an ultimatum. Either they fund Ukraine at their own expense, or they steal Russian assets. ‘Today we propose to cover two-thirds of Ukraine's financing needs for the next two years. The EU must contribute 90 billion euros, the remaining part should be covered by international partners. We present two solutions to the member states that they need to agree on. The first solution is to use the EU budget as a guarantee to provide this capital to Ukraine in the form of a loan. This decision must be made by unanimous vote. The second solution is a reparations loan. Here we will use the cash balances obtained from mobilized Russian assets in the European Union. We propose to cover all financial institutions that have accumulated such cash balances. These institutions will have to transfer these funds into a reparations loan instrument. In other words, we take these cash balances, provide them to Ukraine as a loan, and Ukraine will have to repay this loan if and when Russia pays reparations. This decision can be made by a qualified majority vote. The funds will be directed to support Ukraine's budget and military support’. - SK

Ursula von der Leyen has given the EU countries an ultimatum. Either they fund Ukraine at their own expense, or they steal Russian assets. ‘Today we propose to cover two-thirds of Ukraine's financing needs for the next two years. The EU must contribute 90 billion euros, the remaining part should be covered by international partners. We present two solutions to the member states that they need to agree on. The first solution is to use the EU budget as a guarantee to provide this capital to Ukraine in the form of a loan. This decision must be made by unanimous vote. The second solution is a reparations loan. Here we will use the cash balances obtained from mobilized Russian assets in the European Union. We propose to cover all financial institutions that have accumulated such cash balances. These institutions will have to transfer these funds into a reparations loan instrument. In other words, we take these cash balances, provide them to Ukraine as a loan, and Ukraine will have to repay this loan if and when Russia pays reparations. This decision can be made by a qualified majority vote. The funds will be directed to support Ukraine's budget and military support’. - SK

Zlatti71

56,053 views • 8 months ago

EU’s Kallas is firing on all cylinders…Claiming: 🔹New sanctions on ‘Russian shadow fleet’ to be decided ‘today’ 🔹Won’t leave EU summit without decision for Ukraine funding 🔹Work on ‘Reparations loan’ for Ukraine ‘increasingly difficult’ What round of sanctions are we on?

EU’s Kallas is firing on all cylinders…Claiming: 🔹New sanctions on ‘Russian shadow fleet’ to be decided ‘today’ 🔹Won’t leave EU summit without decision for Ukraine funding 🔹Work on ‘Reparations loan’ for Ukraine ‘increasingly difficult’ What round of sanctions are we on?

Victor vicktop55 commentary

47,711 views • 7 months ago

'Plan A was using the Russian frozen assets' — Kallas on desperate search for money to send to Kiev Since the 90 billion EU loan doesn't seem to be working, 'We can always go back to using the frozen assets' Brussels going all out looking for ways to prolong the conflict

'Plan A was using the Russian frozen assets' — Kallas on desperate search for money to send to Kiev Since the 90 billion EU loan doesn't seem to be working, 'We can always go back to using the frozen assets' Brussels going all out looking for ways to prolong the conflict

Victor vicktop55 commentary

15,305 views • 5 months ago

🌐🇧🇪Euroclear CEO warns against using frozen Russian assets to lend to Ukraine. Valérie Urbain, CEO of Belgian depository Euroclear, which manages around €185 billion in frozen Russian state assets, is urging the European Union not to touch them. In a recent interview, she warned that the plan to use the funds as collateral for a loan worth up to €165 billion for the reconstruction of Ukraine could be perceived by Russia as a confiscation, which would trigger legal and economic retaliation. “If Russia perceives this reconstruction loan to Ukraine as a confiscation of its assets, it will not stand idly by. That is why we expect legal action against Euroclear and the possible seizure of assets that we hold on behalf of our clients in Russia,” Urbain said. She added that Russia could seize Belgian assets in Russia in retaliation, which would threaten the stability of the European financial system. Euroclear, a key player in the European financial market, now holds most of the €200 billion in frozen Russian reserves since the 2022 invasion of Ukraine. The EU is already using the profits from these assets to prop up Kiev, but the assets themselves remain untouched. The European Commission is proposing to use them as collateral for a loan that Ukraine would repay from future Russian reparations. Belgium, where Euroclear is based, is the biggest opponent of the plan because of the risks to its economy. Urbain instead proposes using the assets as leverage in peace talks with Russia, and has implicitly ruled out legal action against the EU if the forced transfer were to take place. The European Council is expected to decide on the proposal at a summit on December 18-19.

🌐🇧🇪Euroclear CEO warns against using frozen Russian assets to lend to Ukraine. Valérie Urbain, CEO of Belgian depository Euroclear, which manages around €185 billion in frozen Russian state assets, is urging the European Union not to touch them. In a recent interview, she warned that the plan to use the funds as collateral for a loan worth up to €165 billion for the reconstruction of Ukraine could be perceived by Russia as a confiscation, which would trigger legal and economic retaliation. “If Russia perceives this reconstruction loan to Ukraine as a confiscation of its assets, it will not stand idly by. That is why we expect legal action against Euroclear and the possible seizure of assets that we hold on behalf of our clients in Russia,” Urbain said. She added that Russia could seize Belgian assets in Russia in retaliation, which would threaten the stability of the European financial system. Euroclear, a key player in the European financial market, now holds most of the €200 billion in frozen Russian reserves since the 2022 invasion of Ukraine. The EU is already using the profits from these assets to prop up Kiev, but the assets themselves remain untouched. The European Commission is proposing to use them as collateral for a loan that Ukraine would repay from future Russian reparations. Belgium, where Euroclear is based, is the biggest opponent of the plan because of the risks to its economy. Urbain instead proposes using the assets as leverage in peace talks with Russia, and has implicitly ruled out legal action against the EU if the forced transfer were to take place. The European Council is expected to decide on the proposal at a summit on December 18-19.

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35,598 views • 8 months ago

🇬🇧🇺🇦 Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson calls to use frozen Russian assets to protect Ukraine. "$300 billion in frozen Russian assets, why on earth haven't we liberated those and started using them to protect Ukraine."

🇬🇧🇺🇦 Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson calls to use frozen Russian assets to protect Ukraine. "$300 billion in frozen Russian assets, why on earth haven't we liberated those and started using them to protect Ukraine."

BRICS News

450,989 views • 1 year ago

🇪🇺🇷🇺 "EU started as a peace project and has now become a warmongering monster project" — Belgian MP Tom Vandendriessche “What if the frozen Russian assets are not enough? This is cynicism and belligerence on the part of the EU" He adds that the confiscation of Russian assets is the largest robbery in history "If you want to support Ukraine, do it at your own expense"

🇪🇺🇷🇺 "EU started as a peace project and has now become a warmongering monster project" — Belgian MP Tom Vandendriessche “What if the frozen Russian assets are not enough? This is cynicism and belligerence on the part of the EU" He adds that the confiscation of Russian assets is the largest robbery in history "If you want to support Ukraine, do it at your own expense"

Lord Bebo

66,042 views • 7 months ago