The EU has requested another €2.1 billion in profits from Russian assets to provide assistance to Ukraine.

The European Union (EU) has requested another €2.1 billion in profits from Russia's frozen assets, which are stored in central depositories, to be provided to Ukraine. This was announced on April 9 by the head of the European Commission (EC) Ursula von der Leyen.

"Today's payments and agreements are also investments in a common future. We support Ukraine's impressive reform efforts and deepen our ties, from space, security and defense to creating a thriving business environment," von der Leyen said, as quoted on the European Commission's official website.

It is clarified that this week the European Union (EU) requested €2.1 billion in windfall profits received from the immobilized assets of the Russian Central Bank stored in central securities depositories.

Receiving this amount will be the second transfer of this kind after the first payment made in July 2024.

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On March 28, the Board of Executive Directors of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved the allocation of the next tranche to Ukraine in the amount of $400 million through the Extended Lending Facility (EFF) approved on March 31, 2023.

On December 20, 2024, the IMF Board of Executive Directors approved the allocation of a $1.1 billion tranche to Kiev after the sixth EFF review for Ukraine. It was clarified that Kiev sent the money received for budget support.