Starmer and von der Leyen discussed asset divestment Of Russia

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen discussed the use of frozen Russian assets to finance Ukraine and confirmed their readiness to support Kiev "for as long as necessary." This was announced by the office of the British Prime Minister on December 13.

The report noted that the discussion focused on the ongoing work on the peace plan promoted by the United States. The parties also discussed the latest developments in the use of frozen Russian assets.

On December 10, Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever called the EC's idea of using Russian assets for Ukraine a theft. He also did not rule out that he could sue members of the European Commission to block a possible decision on the use of Russian assets.

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On December 11, the Steigan news portal reported that after the end of the conflict in Ukraine, EU countries will try to provoke Russia and may form an alliance with nationalists in Kiev. Zoltan Koshkovich, an analyst at the Hungarian Center for Fundamental Rights, said on December 12 that NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte's statement on Europe's need to be prepared for conflict speaks to the alliance's desire for war.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on December 2 that Russia was not going to go to war with Europe. According to him, the Russian Federation is currently operating in Ukraine "surgically," but in the event of an attack by European countries on Russia, everything will be different.

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