Russian frozen assets

Russia’s central bank sues EU over frozen reserves, seeks 18 trillion rubles

Russia’s Central Bank has filed a legal challenge against the European Union’s decision to indefinitely freeze part of its foreign exchange and gold reserves, according to The Moscow Times.

3 March, 10:19 AM

Kyiv seeks to boost soldier wages with European billions

Ukraine is negotiating with European partners to redirect a part of a massive €90 billion ($106 billion) EU loan specifically to fund military salaries and increase basic pay for soldiers, MP Yehor Cherniev told Radio NV on Feb. 26.

26 February, 10:32 AM

Putin wants to use Trump’s Peace Council to reclaim Russian frozen assets - ISW

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin is attempting to use U.S. President Donald Trump’s newly established Peace Council to gain Trump’s favor and negotiate the return of frozen assets, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) wrote on Jan. 22.

23 January, 10:47 AM

Trump calls Putin’s offer to pay Peace Council fee with frozen assets ‘very interesting’

U.S. President Donald Trump called Russian dictator Vladimir Putin’s proposal to fund Russia’s entry into the so-called Peace Council using $1 billion in frozen Russian assets in the United States “very interesting.”

23 January, 10:35 AM

Belgium warns against confiscating Russian central bank funds

The future of frozen Russian assets will be discussed only after the end of the war, Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever said, ClashReport wrote on Jan. 22.

22 January, 12:25 PM

Belgium: EU plans for Ukraine funding still unclear ahead of key Brussels summit

European Union proposals for funding Ukraine in 2026–2027 are still changing, Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever said ahead of an EU leaders’ summit in Brussels on Dec. 18, according to Sky News.

18 December 2025, 01:47 PM

Ice breaks as EU Parliament moves to fast-track reparations loan for Ukraine

The European Parliament plans to invoke an emergency procedure to speed up the decision-making process on a reparations loan for Ukraine, according to a Dec. 16 announcement on the body’s website.

16 December 2025, 05:06 PM

Orbán calls EU vote on frozen Russian assets illegal, files formal protest

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán condemned the European Union’s decision to indefinitely extend the freeze on Russian assets by qualified majority vote as illegal and harmful to the bloc, and said Budapest formally protested the move in a Facebook post on Dec. 12.

12 December 2025, 05:24 PM

U.S. urges EU not to use frozen Russian assets for Ukraine’s $50B reparations loan

The United States tried to persuade several EU countries to block the European Union’s plan to use frozen assets of Russia’s Central Bank to secure a “reparations credit” for Ukraine, Bloomberg reported on Dec. 5.

5 December 2025, 12:25 PM

Fico opposes EU plan to use frozen Russian assets to aid Ukraine

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said he is against the European Union’s plans to use frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine, the Slovak outlet SME reported on Oct. 26.

26 October 2025, 08:46 PM

Kyiv: EU ‘reparations loan’ is bridge to frozen Russian assets transfer

The European Union’s proposed “reparations loan” for Ukraine should serve as a temporary measure — a bridge between Kyiv’s immediate financial needs and the full transfer of frozen Russian assets, Deputy Head of the Presidential Office Iryna Mudra said on Oct, according to Interfax-Ukraine.

20 October 2025, 10:30 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

EU piles pressure on Belgium to approve plan for frozen Russian assets

Belgium is facing mounting pressure to greenlight the use of frozen Russian assets for a proposed “reparations credit” to Ukraine, as Berlin and other EU partners shift their positions on the issue, the Financial Times reported.

8 October 2025, 02:12 PM

G7 agrees to ramp up pressure on Russia, eyes frozen assets

Group of Seven (G7) Finance Ministers agreed on joint steps to increase pressure on Russia and support Ukraine, including use of the full value of Russia’s frozen assets, the officials' joint communiqué wrote on Oct. 1.

2 October 2025, 08:31 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

President’s Office names main opponents of Russian asset confiscation — list

Belgium, France, Germany, and Italy are among the strongest opponents in Europe of confiscating Russian assets, Deputy Head of the President’s Office Iryna Mudra said on July 18.

18 July 2025, 12:17 PM

Billions in frozen assets: 800 Russia-linked zombie trusts found in Liechtenstein

Roughly 800 legal entities connected to Russian assets are in a “frozen state” in Liechtenstein — formally existing but effectively paralyzed due to a lack of leadership, the Financial Times reported.

7 July 2025, 01:26 PM

UK to send weapons to Ukraine using frozen Russian assets

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced a new military aid package for Ukraine funded through interest generated from frozen Russian assets, The Guardian reported on June 24.

25 June 2025, 10:13 AM

Putin demands written NATO guarantees and sanctions relief to end war — Reuters

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin demands written Western guarantees to halt NATO expansion and lift some sanctions in exchange for ending the war, Reuters wrote on May 28.

28 May 2025, 03:15 PM

Ukrainian spy chief: Kremlin wants U.S. to unfreeze Russian billions

The primary mission of Kremlin envoy Kirill Dmitriev in ongoing U.S.-Russia talks is to secure the release of Russia’s frozen assets, according to Oleg Ivashchenko, head of Ukraine’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SZRU), who spoke in an interview with Ukrinform on May 26.

26 May 2025, 05:35 PM

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