Zelensky on frozen Russian assets: Europe needs to be strong and transfer them to Ukraine
Kyiv • UNN
The President of Ukraine emphasized that there are $300 billion of frozen Russian assets in Europe. Zelenskyy proposed transferring these funds to Ukraine for reconstruction and weapons purchases.
There are $300 billion of frozen Russian assets in Europe, and therefore it is necessary to look not only at the United States, but to make strong decisions and transfer these funds to Ukraine. This was stated by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a press conference following his participation in the summit of the European Political Community, UNN reports.
There are now $300 billion of Russian assets. Frozen Russian assets. They have destroyed Ukraine, according to international institutions, for about 800 billion. Everyone says what will you do if Trump does not support you financially? Where will you get weapons? How will you defend yourselves? I answer you: can we take the 300 billion that belongs to us? Can we take 300 billion, support our people, and buy weapons in all countries of the world with this money? Can we decide for ourselves what kind of weapons we need? Can we decide for ourselves what to do with this money? Can none of the European countries block this money? Can we give it to them? Can we just give apartments to people who have lost them and could not find a life for themselves and went abroad
He noted that the frozen funds are not in the United States, but in Europe.
"We can not look only at America, but be a strong Europe. Make strong decisions and give us this money, and we will still leave it in Europe because we will buy weapons. We will also spend it on our own and cheaper production of weapons," Zelensky added.
Recall
European Union countries have given the green light to an unprecedented plan to provide a €35 billion loan to support Ukraine's war-torn economy, using immobilized assets of the Russian Central Bank as collateral.
