President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has welcomed a choice by the European Council on using frozen Russian belongings to help Ukraine and expects it to be finalised by the top of the 12 months.

Supply: Zelenskyy at a press convention following the Coalition of the Prepared summit in London, as reported by European Pravda

Particulars: Zelenskyy described the EU summit's determination on frozen Russian belongings as "essential for us".

Quote: "I feel there are three steps on this query with frozen belongings. The primary one is a political determination, then a sensible determination, and solely then implementation. And I feel that yesterday we obtained the political determination. That’s the reason I feel this can be a optimistic sign."

Particulars: Zelenskyy stated that following the political determination, a sensible determination ought to observe, which he hopes "we will get to the top of this 12 months".

Background:

• As European Pravda beforehand reported, on 23 October, the European Council adopted conclusions on Ukraine which now not embrace a direct reference to using frozen Russian belongings to help Ukraine.
• It was primarily Belgium that had pushed for adjustments to the wording of the conclusions relating to using frozen Russian belongings.
• Nevertheless, the EU has said that the problem of utilizing frozen Russian belongings to help Ukraine stays on the agenda, and a ultimate determination can be made in December 2025.

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