EU proposes plan to break deadlock and fund Ukraine using seized Russian assets

However, the Belgians fear that the country may be held liable in the future for the use of the seized assets and its government has opposed the EU’s plan. The Kremlin said the two sides had failed to find a “compromise” on the crucial issue of territories and that Ukraine’s participation in NATO remained a “key” question in the talks. “The progress and nature of the negotiations were influenced by the successes of the Russian army on the battlefield in recent weeks,” Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov — who took part in the US-Russia talks — told reporters, including AFP.

Author: Eoghan Dalton

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