US EditionTrump NATO Envoy Says EU Should Take ‘Aggressive’ Line on Russia
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Trump NATO Envoy Says EU Should Take 'Aggressive' Line on Russia
(Bloomberg) — President Donald Trump’s envoy to NATO said European allies should take a “more aggressive” approach to Moscow and move forward with plans to tap immobilized Russian assets to fund Ukraine’s war effort.
Ukraine asks the EU Member States for a political decision in the coming month to release a loan of 163 billion dollars. This amount would be based on the Russian State's frozen assets. The request came on the basis of the concerns related to a major deficit in the budget for 2026 and the effects of a corruption scandal that has emerged in Ukraine. Last month, European leaders have not reached an agreement on the “Reparation Award” for Kiev. The…
Matthew Whitaker, the U.S. ambassador to NATO, has called on European countries to adopt a more decisive stance toward Russia. He believes implementing a plan to use Russian assets to support Ukraine would be a key step in combating the country's dwindling funding, Bloomberg reported.
Europe must take a more aggressive approach to Russia. This specifically concerns the use of frozen Russian assets to aid Ukraine. According to RBC-Ukraine, US Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker stated this in an interview with Bloomberg Television. According to Whitaker, the confiscation of Russian assets for Ukraine could be a "significant step" in strengthening Ukraine's economic and military support for "several years." "But I think it woul…
The ambassador argued that European allies should move forward with plans to use immobilized Russian assets to finance the war effort in Ukraine.
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