EU president Ursula von der Leyen says using Russian assets would be “the most effective way to sustain Ukraine”, although legal fears remain for some states
Separately, Dutch finance minister Eelco Heinen said the EU needed to listen to Belgium’s concerns about using Russian frozen assets to help Ukraine, but insisted it was important the bloc continued its support for Kyiv.
“I think it’s important that we keep supporting Ukraine. So that’s what I’m fighting for here, that we have to keep the money going through Ukraine so it can be stay afloat – the economy and also their military – in order to fight the aggression that Russia is putting on Ukraine,” he said.
Asked about the corruption scandal, he said:
“Fighting corruption is a continuous effort that Ukraine has to do, and I’m keep having this dialogue with them as well, that they have to fight corruption, and it’s also part of the conditionality we put on packages we design for Ukraine.”
