A number of EU countries refused to transfer assets of the Russian Federation for the purchase of weapons for Ukraine - Politico

While the EU plans to "thaw" billions of euros for the purchase of weapons for Ukraine, neutral countries may be limited to providing humanitarian aid to Kiev. These include Austria, Malta, Cyprus, Ireland, Hungary and Slovakia. Several neutral countries of the European Union may refuse the plan to use profit from frozen assets of Russia to buy weapons of Kiev. This Politico was reported by six EU diplomats.

This proposal came before the meeting of 27 EU messengers on Wednesday, May 8, on which Belgium, who presides in the Council, hopes to conclude an agreement to unlock funding for Ukraine. It is noted that countries that oppose military assistance to Kiev may be limited to providing humanitarian aid. Among them are EU countries that are not in NATO - Austria, Malta, Cyprus and Ireland, which demanded the release from the purchase of ammunition. Hungary and Slovakia also support this decision.

In addition, because of legal and financial risks, Germany, France and Italy are treated with the least enthusiasm and there are fears that these countries will not support the agreement. But if the agreement is approved, it will open the path to the EU will translate from 2. 5 to 3 billion euros by July to military support from Russian aggression by July.

We will remind, on March 12, Financial Times wrote that Ukraine could receive the first billions of dollars from Russian assets this summer this year. It is about assets at the Belgium Euroclear financial company. On April 17, the US Ministry of Finance stated that Ukraine will not receive the entire amount in the event of confiscation of frozen assets of the Russian Federation.