Landsbergis: I believe that a solution will be found regarding the transfer of income from frozen Russian assets to Ukraine

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“The discussions are not over yet. But there are certain steps forward. (…) And now the question of whether it is possible to use that interest for the reconstruction of Ukraine is being discussed. And if it is possible, from which years should the profit be taken – the current ones, earned since the beginning of the war or even earlier”, G. Landsbergis told journalists during the press conference on Friday.

“I believe that this solution will be found. Because, first of all, it was the political declaration of the G7, which set the political tone in that direction,” he emphasized.

However, the minister emphasizes that some earlier discussions did not yield results.

“I have to put an asterisk here because I was optimistic before about certain issues that didn’t happen. But certain trends in the discussion show that there is a basis,” he said.

On Tuesday, the Council of Europe adopted a resolution to use frozen Russian assets for the reconstruction of Ukraine, and to create an International Compensation Mechanism to carry out this process.

ELTA reminds that in March EU foreign affairs commissioner Josep Borrell suggested that the Community 90% the income of the frozen Russian funds for the purchase of weapons for Ukraine, the other 10 percent. would be devoted to the reconstruction of the country.

It is estimated that if the proposal is approved, Ukraine will already have could receive 2.6 billion euros, and the first billion would reach the country in July.

Currently, 190 billion is frozen in Belgium. assets of the Central Bank of Russia worth EUR.