EU Freezes Russian Assets Indefinitely

• 12.12.2025, 21:37

We are talking about 210 billion euros.

European Union countries have agreed to freeze Russian assets in the amount of 210 billion euros for an indefinite period. Now this decision will not be renewed every six months.

This was reported by RBC-Ukraine with reference to the head of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen in social network X and Reuters.

Fon der Leyen welcomed the EU Council's decision on the European Commission's proposal to extend the freeze on Russian assets.

- We are sending Russia a clear signal: as long as this brutal war of aggression continues, Russia's costs will only increase. This is a strong signal for Ukraine: we want to make sure that our brave neighbor becomes even stronger on the battlefield and at the negotiating table," she stressed.

At the same time, Reuters specifies that EU governments have agreed to freeze Russian assets "for as long as necessary," instead of voting every six months to extend the asset freeze.

This decision eliminates the risk that Hungary and Slovakia, which maintain "warm" relations with Russia, could block the extension of the Russian asset freeze and thus the money would be returned to the aggressor.

An indefinite asset freeze could also persuade Belgium to back an EU plan to use the funds to provide Ukraine with a "reparation loan" of up to 165 billion euros to cover its military and civilian budgetary needs in 2026 and 2027.

The European Council is expected to meet on December 18 to finalize the details of the "reparation loan" and resolve outstanding issues, including assurances from all EU governments to Belgium that it will not be left alone to pay its bills if Moscow's potential lawsuit succeeds.