Shmyhal: Ukraine expects good news on frozen 50 billion dollars of Russian Federation - Shmyhal
Kyiv • UNN
Ukraine's Prime Minister is to meet with the European Commission President in Kyiv to discuss speeding up the transfer of frozen Russian assets. Ukraine expects to receive $50 billion by the end of the year to cover the budget deficit.
Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal will meet with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Kyiv to discuss the details of accelerating the transfer of $50 billion of frozen Russian assets. He said this during a government meeting, UNN reports.
In order to fully close the budget deficit, it is necessary to use Russian assets frozen in the West. Therefore, one of the main issues now is to agree on a mechanism by which Ukraine will be able to receive $50 billion by the end of the year
According to him, Ukraine is actively moving forward on this issue, as there is a political decision of the G7 countries.
Today, during a meeting in Kyiv with the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, we will discuss the details of how we want to speed up the necessary decisions. We expect positive news in this direction
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