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Leaders opted to raise common debt rather than leverage frozen Russian assets to finance the loan.
EU will eventually use Russian assets to pay for Ukraine war costs, Manfred Weber says ○
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a story from Politico EU ✅ › Politico EU
The European People's Party president rebuffed Washington's plan to benefit from the frozen assets.
EU Agrees to New Ukraine Loan, But Russian Asset Plan Fails ○
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a story from The Moscow Times ✅ › The Moscow Times
The loan falls short of proposals to tap roughly 200 billion euros in Russian central bank assets frozen within the bloc.
Putin touts battlefield gains, signalling war in Ukraine will continue ⊖
During his annual press conference and call-in show, the Russian president stated that his troops were advancing in Ukraine, the day after EU leaders agreed on a €90bn loan for Kyiv, avoiding the use…
Macron loses focus amid ‘dancing microphones’ before EU summit ○
Belgium summit sees EU leaders momentarily distracted as shifting microphones disrupt a press Q&A, prompting jokes and smiles from presidents and prime ministers.
Farmers protest at Macron's second home over EU trade deal ⊖
France farmers protested outside President Macron’s home in Le Touquet, demanding the EU drop the Mercosur trade deal despite its signing being delayed.
EU’s Ukraine loan may have been Plan B, but don’t underestimate its significance to the bloc ⊕
This €90bn agreement won out over a plan to use frozen Russian assets, but has been hailed a ‘huge deal for the EU’
The EU’s failure to agree a “reparations loan” to Ukraine backed by frozen Russian a…
Putin labels EU ‘robbers’ over plan to use frozen Russian assets ⊕
President Vladimir Putin called EU officials ‘robbers’ over their plan to use frozen Russian assets.
Putin blasts attempted EU ‘robbery’ of Russian assets ⊖
EU leaders opted for joint debt to fill Ukraine's war chest, holding Moscow's frozen assets as collateral.
Ukraine war live: Putin praises Trump in lengthy speech as Zelenskyy welcomes EU’s €90bn loan ⊖
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
Russian president praises Trump’s ‘serious effort’ to end conflict in annual year-end news conference after EU agrees €90bn loan to Ukraine
EU leaders agree €90bn loan for Ukraine but without use of f…