The European Union is intensifying discussions on how to seize Russia’s frozen central bank assets to provide financial and military aid to Ukraine, as concerns grow that the United States may scale back its support.

Russia would insist that part of the money is spent on the one-fifth of the country that Moscow's forces control, three sources told Reuters.

Russia is considering the possibility of using $300 billion of frozen sovereign assets for Ukraine's post-war reconstruction, contingent on a portion being allocated to Russian-controlled areas. Preliminary discussions aim to explore potential peace deal compromises as Western leaders debate the assets' future amid geopolitical tensions.

The European Union is studying additional ways to use Russian assets frozen on its territory, including their seizure, to compensate Ukraine for damages. Source: Bloomberg, as reported by European Pravda Details: Bloomberg's interlocutors report that EU officials are discussing various ways to use Russian assets within the framework of the

Russia could agree to transfer its assets frozen by Western countries for Ukraine's reconstruction. In total, Europe and the US have blocked around $300 billion in Russian assets, Reuters reports. The outlet reminds that after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine,