Hungary, Malta and Luxembourg opposed the use of the Russian Federation’s frozen assets abroad to purchase ammunition for the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU). The newspaper reports this Policy.
“EU member states have opposed Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s plan to use profits from frozen Russian assets to buy weapons for Ukraine,” the publication writes.
It is stated that the EU is facing a “big question”: Will approximately 3 billion euros of Russian assets be used for the reconstruction of Ukraine, or will ammunition and weapons be purchased for Ukrainian troops?
“Malta, Luxembourg and Hungary have expressed doubts about the second option,” the publication emphasizes.
Before reportedIt was stated that the European Union cannot transfer 5.2 billion Euros worth of income from Russian assets to Ukraine until the armed conflict in the country is finally resolved.
On March 5, the head of European diplomacy, Josep Borrell, said that the EU was considering the possibility of using blocked Russian assets to provide military aid to Ukraine. The diplomat noted that we are talking about increasing the country’s military capabilities or developing a defense technology base.
Previously German edition explainedIn this case, the EU will seize Russian assets.