Ukraine’s allies in Europe are trying to find support but there are disagreements within the bloc

Complex plan would involve EU lending €90bn to Ukraine, which some fear could destabilise Eurozone. Putin says move is akin to ‘theft’

The leaders are to decide whether to loan tens of billions of euros in frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine's military and economic needs.

Pressure is growing on member states to back a €90bn loan for Kyiv ahead of a Brussels summit

Zelensky says Europe must show Russia that continuing its war is 'pointless'

European leaders gathering to decide on using frozen Russian assets to finance Ukraine for the next two years.

European leaders meet in Brussels amid Belgian opposition to plan to use frozen Russian funds to help Ukraine

Ukraine’s allies in Europe are trying to find support but there are disagreements within the bloc

European leaders gather in Brussels to decide on using frozen Russian assets to finance Ukraine for the next two years.

The proposal centres on whether the EU can use about $246bn in Russian central bank frozen assets.

The European Union has imposed asset freezes totalling hundreds of billions of dollars on at least 31 countries.

This €90bn agreement won out over a plan to use frozen Russian assets, but has been hailed a ‘huge deal for the EU’

Putin reiterated his hardline demands of Ukraine at a conference as Kyiv met for more talks to end the war