The frozen Russian money in the EU needs to be spent not only on the restoration of Ukraine, but also on its defense.
This opinion was expressed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland Radoslaw Sikorski.
— “We have received a political decision, although not yet a legal one, that interest on capital (Russian capital frozen by EU countries – Ed.) will be used in favor of Ukraine,” he said .
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The minister believes that the aggressor must pay for the consequences of his actions.
– Personally, I would like to go further. I think that the aggressor must pay for the consequences of his aggression. Since we already know that Russia will not receive this money until it pays reparations to Ukraine, it is better to use it to prevent the consequences of aggression, to protect Ukraine, and not just to restore it,” Sikorsky emphasized.
Allocation of €5 billion for weapons for Ukraine
The Foreign Minister welcomed the EU decision to allocate an additional €5 billion in support of Ukraine as part of the European Peace Fund (EPF) initiative.
Recall that on March 18 The Council of the European Union allocated an additional €5 billion under the European Peace Fund for military support to Ukraine in 2024.< /p>
