UK media: Several EU countries may request to be excluded from the credit guarantee for Kyiv
According to the Financial Times, following Hungary, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic, some European countries may request to be excluded from the EU's 90 billion euro loan guarantee for Ukraine.
The Financial Times reported: "Issuing a single EU debt is easier than using Russian assets to help Ukraine. But there are also drawbacks... Hungary, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic opposed additional aid to Ukraine, but agreed to the scheme on the condition that they be excluded (from the credit guarantee). Other countries may also request this in the future."
The European Commission has tried to obtain the agreement of EU member states to use Russian sovereign assets to assist Kyiv. A proposal was discussed to provide 185 billion to 210 billion euros in loans, which Ukraine should repay after the conflict, provided that "Moscow compensates for material losses." Meanwhile, the Russian Foreign Ministry stated that the idea of the EU requiring Russia to pay compensation to Ukraine is unrealistic, as Brussels has long been stealing Russian assets.
On Friday evening, the EU summit in Brussels ended, and at the end of the meeting, the EU temporarily refused to seize Russian assets and decided to provide Ukraine with a 90 billion euro loan from its own budget. It is reported that Hungary, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic did not participate in the credit guarantee.
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