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EU’s loan will not burden Ukraine’s public finances, ministry says

Kyiv will begin repaying the EU’s EUR90 billion ($105 billion) Ukraine Support Loan only after Russia pays war reparations, the Finance Ministry told Interfax-Ukraine news agency on April 30.

1 May, 02:38 AM

Poland preparing lawsuit against Russia for Soviet-era reparations

Poland is preparing a legal claim seeking reparations from Russia for crimes and losses inflicted during decades of Soviet domination, a far-reaching investigation that will exceed the scope of its earlier demand for 1.3 trillion euros ($1.5 trillion) from Germany over World War II, the Financial Times reported on Feb. 17.

17 February, 04:01 PM

U.S. shies away from EU’s quasi-reparations Ukraine loan plan

U.S. officials told their European counterparts they will not join the EU proposal to use frozen Russian bank assets as collateral for a “reparations loan” to Ukraine, Bloomberg reported on Oct. 20.

21 October 2025, 02:06 AM

$300 billion in reparations: UK and Canada to join EU plan to use frozen Russian assets for Ukraine

The UK and Canada will join an EU initiative to use part of the $300 billion in frozen Russian central bank assets held by G7 nations to boost financial support for Ukraine, Bloomberg reported on Oct. 14.

15 October 2025, 11:00 AM

U.S. prods G7 to seize Russian assets

The Unites States will ask other G7 members to develop a legal mechanism for seizing roughly $300 billion in frozen Russian assets and redirecting the proceeds to Ukraine’s defense, Bloomberg reported on Sept. 12.

12 September 2025, 11:49 PM

Polish President Nawrocki urges Germany to pay WWII reparations to Poland

Warsaw will demand reparations from Germany during events marking the 86th anniversary of World War II’s outbreak, Polish President Karol Nawrocki said on Sept. 1.

1 September 2025, 02:57 PM

Russian assets to remain frozen until Moscow pays reparations, German chancellor says

Russia must pay Ukraine roughly EUR500 billion ($585 billion) in reparations before it would be allowed to access its central bank assets frozen in the West, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on July 10.

11 July 2025, 01:33 AM

Ukraine unfazed as U.S. scales back crackdown on Russian oligarchs

It is too early to make any alarming statements about the U.S. disbanding its task force on tracking Russian oligarchs’ assets and enforcing sanctions against them, Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration and Justice Minister Olha Stefanishyna said at the Ukraine’s EU Accession: Shaping the Transformation Agenda conference in Kyiv, Interfax-Ukraine reported.

7 February 2025, 03:57 PM

Russian assets to remain frozen until reparations for Ukraine are arranged — EU

Europe will continue to use revenues from frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine during the war and after its conclusion, the European Council said in a communique on Dec. 19.

19 December 2024, 09:35 PM

More Ukrainians favor compromise over Russia's surrender to end the war

The number of Ukrainians who consider Russia's unconditional surrender and payment of reparations an acceptable condition for peace with the aggressor country has dropped from 42% in 2023 to 32% in 2024, according to a study by the Institute of Social and Political Psychology, reported by Interfax-Ukraine on Friday, Oct. 4.

4 October 2024, 04:09 PM

G7 communique will demand Russia pays reparations — report

The communique likely to be endorsed at the G7 summit in Italy will insist that Russia compensates Ukraine for the damage caused by its ongoing aggression, Italian news agency ANSA reported on June 14.

14 June 2024, 08:52 PM

G7 to establish Ukraine aid fund from Russian assets

G7 nations plan to establish a fund to support Ukraine long-term, financed by revenue from frozen Russian assets, Japanese outlet Nikkei reported on June 11.

11 June 2024, 10:11 PM

The G7 will support the EU initiative to use frozen Russian assets to finance the reconstruction of Ukraine

The G7 countries will support the European Union's initiative to confiscate income from Russian assets for the benefit of Ukraine from May 20, Reuters reported.

17 May 2024, 09:34 AM

EU moves closer to using Russian assets for Ukraine aid

EU ambassadors have reached a preliminary agreement to direct revenue generated by frozen Russian assets toward supporting Ukraine, the Belgian presidency of the Council of the EU announced via Twitter on May 8.

9 May 2024, 02:07 AM

London calls for ‘creative’ use of frozen Russian assets to aid Ukraine

Kyiv’s Western partners need to find “creative” ways of putting frozen Russian sovereign assets to use when it comes to helping Ukraine, UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron said on Aril 18, as reported by RFE/RL.

19 April 2024, 01:05 AM

EU working on transferring over $260 billion in frozen Russian assets to Ukraine for reconstruction

The European Union is working on mechanisms to utilize frozen Russian assets — worth nearly €250 billion — to compensate for damage caused by Russia’s aggressive war of conquest in Ukraine, said European Commissioner for Justice, Didier Reynders.

3 April 2024, 01:25 PM

Russia summons Swiss ambassador over country’s decision to support confiscation of Russian assets for reparations to Ukraine

Russian FM has summoned Swiss Ambassador Christina Marti Lang to protest the Swiss parliament’s adoption of a resolution allowing the use of frozen Russian assets to finance war reparations for Ukraine, the Russian Foreign Ministry’s press service reported on March 12.

12 March 2024, 05:18 PM

UK spearheads confiscating Russian assets — opinion

London has declared it’s ready to confiscate Russian assets and transfer them to Ukraine as a conditional loan in lieu of future reparations from Russia.

8 March 2024, 08:05 PM

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