Zelenskyy calls EU leaders' decision on Russian assets "positive signal"

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has welcomed a decision by the European Council on the use of frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine and expects it to be finalised by the end of the year.

Source: Zelenskyy at a press conference following the Coalition of the Willing summit in London, as reported by European Pravda

Details: Zelenskyy described the EU summit's decision on frozen Russian assets as "crucial for us".

Quote: "I think there are three steps in this question with frozen assets. The first one is a political decision, then a practical decision, and only then implementation. And I think that yesterday we got the political decision. That is why I think this is a positive signal."

Details: Zelenskyy said that following the political decision, a practical decision should follow, which he hopes "we can get to the end of this year".

Background:

• As European Pravda previously reported, on 23 October, the European Council adopted conclusions on Ukraine which no longer include a direct reference to the use of frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine.
• It was primarily Belgium that had pushed for changes to the wording of the conclusions regarding the use of frozen Russian assets.
• However, the EU has stated that the issue of using frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine remains on the agenda, and a final decision will be made in December 2025.

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