President Volodymyr Zelensky mentioned Ukraine needs to be allowed to make use of frozen Russian property to fund home weapons manufacturing and buy arms from Europe and the U.S. Talking at a press convention in Brussels, he urged the EU to approve a serious “reparations mortgage” backed by these property, saying he hoped for a optimistic political resolution quickly. “Russia introduced battle to our land, and so they should pay for it,” Zelensky mentioned. France24 Worldwide Affairs Commentator Douglas Herbert explains what’s at stake.
Zelensky urges EU to make use of frozen Russian property to arm and rebuild Ukraine
By Emily Turner
