The EU has declared its right to use the assets of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation in the interests of Ukraine

The European Union (EU) may use the frozen assets of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation to repay a loan of €90 billion for Ukraine. This follows from a document published on April 23 on the website of the official journal of the EU.

"The 25 member states have agreed that this loan should be repaid by Ukraine only after receiving reparations," the document says.

It is noted that before this happens, the assets of the Central Bank will remain frozen. At the same time, the EU will supposedly be able to use them at its discretion.

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Earlier, Hungary and Slovakia blocked the adoption of the proposals.

On April 23, the EU finally approved the allocation of a loan in the amount of €90 billion to Ukraine. At the same time, the loan package represents loans made by EU countries from third parties, and the funds will have to be returned to creditors. The use of funds was limited, allowing Kiev, as part of the loan, to purchase weapons only in Europe, domestically or from third parties with the permission of the union.

The EU Council also stated that the loan should allegedly be repaid through reparations payments from Russia. Yesterday, Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on International Affairs Alexei Chepa, in turn, noted that the EU had approved a loan to Kiev in the amount of €90 billion for money laundering.