BRUSSELS ¨C The European Commission proposed on Wednesday an unprecedented use of frozen Russian assets or international borrowing to raise €90 billion ($105 billion) for Ukraine to cover its struggling military and basic services against Russia¡¯s war.
The European Union¡¯s executive body has declared it favors a ¡°reparations loan¡± using Russian state assets immobilized in the EU due to Russia¡¯s invasion of Ukraine. But Belgium, which holds most of the assets and has voiced a range of legal concerns, is not convinced by the proposal.
¡°We are proposing to cover two-thirds of Ukraine¡¯s financing needs for the next two years. That¡¯s €90 billion. The remainder would be for international partners to cover,¡± Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told reporters.
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