German Chancellor Friedrich Merz proposed using frozen Russian assets in Germany to support Ukraine, APA reports quoting DPA news agency.
As DPA learned on the sidelines of the EU summit in Brussels, Merz intends to accommodate Belgium's demands and use the Russian Central Bank's frozen assets in Germany to support Kyiv. According to the European Commission's (EC) plans, these funds are to be used to provide Ukraine with loans totaling up to €90 billion over the next two years. In the long term, the figure could reach €210 billion, DPA reports.