Zelenskyy is said to be attending summit on "reparations loan" for Ukraine in person

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been set to take part in the 18-19 December European Council meeting in Brussels in person, a senior European official has told journalists.

Source: Interfax-Ukraine, as reported by European Pravda

Details: It is expected that one of the key issues of the summit will be the allocation of a "reparations loan" to Ukraine using frozen Russian assets, which Belgium continues to oppose.

"President Zelenskyy will personally attend the European Council tomorrow," the senior European official said.

European Pravda's sources have confirmed this information.

Background:

• Earlier it was reported that Kyiv had been planning to cancel Zelenskyy's trip to the summit, including because of scepticism about its expected results. The reason for the change of position has not been specified.
• According to Politico, at the latest round of talks at the level of EU ambassadors on the use of Russian assets to finance Ukraine, Belgium said there had been no progress towards a common decision.
• As of Tuesday, the German chancellor assessed the chances of a decision being adopted or not as equal.

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