{"id":7793,"date":"2025-06-19T12:02:28","date_gmt":"2025-06-19T12:02:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.euro-tv.ro\/news\/eu-reportedly-eyes-riskier-investments-for-frozen-russian-assets-to-boost-ukraine-aid\/"},"modified":"2025-06-19T12:02:28","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T12:02:28","slug":"eu-reportedly-eyes-riskier-investments-for-frozen-russian-assets-to-boost-ukraine-aid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.euro-tv.ro\/news\/eu-reportedly-eyes-riskier-investments-for-frozen-russian-assets-to-boost-ukraine-aid\/","title":{"rendered":"EU reportedly eyes riskier investments for frozen Russian assets to boost Ukraine aid"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The European Union is developing a plan to generate more revenue for Ukraine by shifting nearly 200 billion euros ($215 billion) in frozen Russian assets into higher-yield, riskier investments, Politico reported on June 19, citing unnamed sources.<\/p>\n

The assets, largely held by Belgium-based clearinghouse Euroclear, have been immobilized since 2022 under EU sanctions imposed following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Under the current framework, the funds are invested conservatively with the Belgian central bank, generating low but steady returns. In 2024, this approach yielded around 4 billion euros ($4.3 billion) in windfall profits, which the EU<\/a> allocated to help service a G7-backed 45-billion-euro loan for Ukraine (around $50 billion).<\/p>\n

Now, with that loan largely disbursed and concerns mounting over future financing, especially amid signals from U.S. President Donald Trump<\/a> that American support could be scaled back, EU officials are under pressure to find new funding streams. <\/p>\n

According to Politico<\/a>, the proposed plan would redirect the frozen Russian assets<\/a> into a special investment fund under EU control, allowing for higher returns without confiscating the assets \u2014 a move designed to sidestep legal and political opposition.<\/p>\n

As part of the current G7-led funding framework<\/a>, Ukraine has already received 7 billion euros ($8 billion) from the EU under the Extraordinary Revenue Acceleration (ERA) initiative, which uses profits from frozen Russian sovereign assets to fund loans. <\/p>\n

Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal confirmed<\/a> on June 13 that a fifth tranche of 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion) had been disbursed to support Ukraine’s state budget. The ERA mechanism, part of the broader $50 billion G7 program, aims to ensure stable financing for Kyiv while making Russia shoulder the cost of its aggression<\/a>.<\/p>\n