Kallas announced plans to discuss the use of Russian assets for the purchase of weapons to Kiev.

At the end of August, the foreign ministers of the European Union (EU) member states will discuss the possibility of using frozen Russian assets to finance military supplies to Ukraine. This was announced on July 15 by the head of the European Diplomacy, Kaya Kallas.

"She (the topic of using Russian assets. — Ed.) will be discussed at the "Gymnich" (an informal meeting of the foreign ministers. — Ed.) at the end of August," she said during a press conference following a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels. The broadcast was carried out on the YouTube channel of the Reuters news agency.

Kallas stressed that on Tuesday, July 15, the ministers did not discuss this topic.

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On the eve of the American Republican Senator Lindsey Graham (included in the Russian list of terrorists and extremists) said that the leaders of the EU member states are considering the possibility of using frozen Russian assets in the amount of $ 305 billion in Europe and $ 5 billion in the United States in order to increase pressure on Russia and force it to negotiate with Ukraine.