“Use of frozen Russian assets? This idea is dead, finished and forgotten. Joint loans for Ukraine? “Grants disguised as loans fueling the conflict,” we read in Orban's post, emphasizing that “Hungary, the Czech Republic and Slovakia are staying away” from the mentioned proposals.
“Our children and grandchildren will not pay for a war that is not our war“- adds the Hungarian Prime Minister.
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What is the conflicting information regarding Russian assets?
What are the differences between the positions of Donald Tusk and Viktor Orban?
What is Poland's position on frozen Russian assets?
Does the European Union plan to use Russian assets for loans to Ukraine?
Donald Tusk and Viktor Orban on Russian assets
Donald Tusk provides completely different information on his X profile, according to which “There is still a possibility of using frozen Russian assets.”
“Despite the excessive caution of some leaders, Europe has decided to finance Ukraine,” we read in Tusk's post.
“Am I fully satisfied? Of course not. But it is always better to have something than nothing,” writes the Polish Prime Minister, referring to the decision of EU leaders who decided to finance aid for Ukraine from loans instead of frozen Russian assets.
It's about the decision providing financial support to Ukraine in the form of a loan in the amount of EUR 90 billion for the next two years. The money will come from common debt guaranteed by the EU budget, and not – as was sought by, among others, Poland – from frozen Russian assets in Europe.
During a press conference after the summit in Brussels, Donald Tusk said that Russian assets will be used as security for a loan granted to Ukraine by the European Union. — There is a decision to use Russian assets as security for this loan. We will receive this money back from Ukraine, and Ukraine will receive this money to repay the loan from frozen Russian assets, he explained.
