EU Leaders Meet to Decide on Using Frozen Russian Assets for Ukraine

The European Commission has said that the meeting will not end without a decision being taken on how to keep funding Kyiv for the next two years.European Union flags and a Ukrainian flag outside the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels on Feb. 24, 2025. Yves Herman /Reuters12/18/2025|Updated: 12/18/2025Leaders from across the European Union are meeting in Brussels to try to bring to an end the long-running saga over how to fund a loan worth billions of euros to Ukraine on Dec. 18.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is also in attendance.Guy Birchall is a UK-based journalist covering a wide range of national stories with a particular interest in freedom of expression and social issues.Author’s Selected Articles