Why Didn’t the EU Seize Russia’s Frozen Assets?

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On Thursday, the EU announced that they have failed to agree on a plan to use Russian assets to fund Ukraine and instead would be issuing joint EU debt. In this video, we’re taking a look at why things fell apart and why this decision could lead to a more federal Europe.

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Kiel institute support tracker
https://www.kielinstitut.de/publications/news/ukraine-support-tracker-europe-fails-to-offset-us-aid-drop/

Reporting on reparations loan negotiations
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/can-ukraine-survive-without-eus-reparation-loan-2025-12-18/
https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-capitals-frozen-assets-loan-ukraine-russia-war-finances/
https://verfassungsblog.de/on-the-legal-stakes-of-the-eus-proposed-reparations-loan-for-ukraine/
https://www.politico.eu/article/russia-assets-plan-going-backward-ahead-eu-summit-belgium-financing-package-ukraine/
https://www.politico.eu/article/european-council-summit-eu-agrees-e90b-ukraine-loan-russian-assets-plan-fails/

Cost of supporting Ukraine
https://timothyash.substack.com/p/ukraine-oops-the-imf-did-it-again

Joint debt accounting
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/et/ip_25_1539

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