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MEPs push to finance Ukraine defence through Russian frozen assets

Summary by Euronews
A letter signed by 122 EU lawmakers from across the political spectrum calls for the controversial debate over immobilised assets to be reopened, as Ukraine faces a budget crunch.

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More than 100 MEPs have called on European Union leaders to reopen talks on using frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine, as Kiev reports a €23 billion shortfall in defence funds. A letter sent on Wednesday and seen by Euronews argues that Moscow should pay for the damage caused by its war, backing a renewed push launched by four EU countries in late August to unlock frozen assets. The EU holds more than €200 billion in Russian assets, most of…

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The European Parliament called for the use of 200 billion euros of Russian assets to support Ukraine

·Kyiv, Ukraine
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MORE than 120 members of the European Parliament are calling on EU leaders to use over €200 billion in frozen Russian assets to help Ukraine, which is facing a €23 billion budget deficit.

·Zagreb, Croatia
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122 MEPs supported the initiative by Poland, Sweden, the Netherlands, and Spain to use frozen Russian assets to help Ukraine. Eighteen Poles are among the signatories. MEPs want EU leaders to urgently resume talks about the over €200 billion in Russian money frozen in the EU.

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More than 100 MEPs have called on EU leaders to reopen negotiations on the use of frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine, in the context of Kiev reporting a deficit of €23 billion in defence funding, and EU countries remain reluctant to allocate more funds from their national budgets. A letter [...] The post More than 100 MEPs call for reopening talks on the use of frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine: Moscow must pay for the damage caused…

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Euronews broke the news in Lyon, France on Thursday, September 10, 2026.
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