Need to Use Frozen Russian Assets Increasingly Urgent: German Chancellor

Friedrich Merz has been vocal in his support of the idea of using Moscow’s assets immobilized within the EU to fund Ukraine’s war effort and reconstruction.German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Berlin on Jun. 11, 2025. Omer Messinger/Getty Images11/28/2025|Updated: 11/28/2025Chancellor of Germany Friedrich Merz said that the need to use frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine’s war effort was “increasingly urgent,” on Nov. 28.Merz added that he hoped European Union nations would soon reach an agreement on the issue during a press conference with Slovenian Prime Minister Robert Golob in Berlin.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