EU summit on knife-edge over plan to fund Ukraine using Russian assets
The proposal centres on whether the EU can use about $246bn in Russian central bank frozen assets.
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Zelensky gives stark warning as EU leaders start crunch talks on Russia’s frozen cash
The leaders are deciding whether to loan tens of billions of euros in frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine’s military and economic needs.