EU countries agreed to indefinitely immobilise Russian sovereign assets on Thursday, removing a major obstacle to providing a €210 billion “reparations loan” to Ukraine.
Use of “Article 122“, formally floated by the Commission last week, is critical to avoid the assets being returned to Russia if sanctions on the Kremlin are lifted, which could leave Belgium on the hook to repay hundreds of billions of euros to Moscow if the loan goes ahead. The vast majority of the assets are based at Euroclear, a Brussels-based clearing house.
Source: Euractiv
Zelenskyy: ‘Today I had a meeting with representatives of the United States. A significant delegation and a very serious conversation. The American side presented their proposals – points of a plan to end the war – their vision. From the first days of the war, we have taken one, extremely simple position: Ukraine needs peace. And real peace – one that will not break with a third invasion. A worthy peace – so that the conditions respect our independence, our sovereignty, and the dignity of the Ukrainian people. And it is precisely such conditions that we must ensure. I outlined what is fundamental for us. And we agreed that the teams will work on these proposals – so that it will be genuine. We will not make sharp statements and are focused on clear, honest work – Ukraine, the United States, and our friends and partners in Europe and around the world.
These days there are many talks with European leaders, a lot of correspondence – I thank all friends of Ukraine for their support. Today I spoke with Finnish President Stubb – we are coordinating our efforts. Constantly in touch with other leaders, the President of France. I expect to speak with President Trump in the coming days. We are aware that the strength of America and America's support can truly bring peace closer, and we do not want to lose that. We also understand that Russia has no real desire for peace, otherwise they would not have started this war. There are many assessments – quite fair – that Russia has been trying all year to do only one thing: delay sanctions and buy more time for the war. America has the power to make Russia's willingness to end the war finally serious. I will continue to work one hundred percent for this – all my time is now dedicated to this. Ukraine needs peace, and Ukraine will do everything so that no one in the world can say that it is we who are disrupting diplomacy. This is important.’
Vice President JD Vance on the Russia-Ukraine war:
"Why don't you stop killing each other and start trading with one another?
Why don't they actually engage in some commerce, travel between the two countries, engage in some sort of cultural exchange?
And fundamentally, if we get more peace in the world, it's good for American workers, it's good for the American people, and the President's going to keep on pursuing peace. He's done very well so far, but he's going to keep on working."
The water discharge from the Belgorod reservoir has stopped, local sources report workers likely managed to seal the sluices damaged by recent shelling. A temporary fix, but the threat to nearby areas remains.
Time for another visit with an FP-5.
Dozens of foreign-made components were found in the Iskander missile that hit the building of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine.
According to Vladyslav Vlasiuk, the Presidential Commissioner for Sanctions Policy, the missile included:
🔸about 35 components of U.S. origin;
🔸one each from Japan, the United Kingdom, and Switzerland;
🔸five from Belarus and 57 from Russia.
He stated that Ukraine has shared all this information with its partners for a sanctions response.
📷: Ukrinform / Danylo Antoniuk
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President Trump:
"Yesterday, we achieved a total reset with China after productive talks in Geneva. Both sides now agree to reduce the tariffs imposed after April 2nd to 10% for 90 days as negotiations continue on the largest structural issues. First of all, that doesn't include the tariffs that are already on, that are our tariffs, and it doesn't include tariffs on cars, steel, aluminum, things such as that."
He also said he would possibly speak to President Xi Jinping at the end of the week.
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Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andrii Yermak:
"The main achievements, the results of today's meeting are the immediate resumption of American assistance and intelligence sharing. We also discussed all the issues related to the process of ending the war, ending the war by a just peace. The joint statement mentions that our European friends, partners, and American partners will definitely take part in this process, and that they will talk to the Russian side about the possibility of moving forward if Russia is really ready for it. It will be obvious today after this meeting, as it is written in the joint statement, that the key today is in the hands of the Russian side. The whole world will then see who wants peace and who does not want peace and only talks about it."
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