EU Kallas says if the EU's EUR 90bln loan to Ukraine doesn't work then they will work again on using frozen Russian assets
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EU Kallas says if the EU's EUR 90bln loan to Ukraine doesn't work then they will work again on using frozen Russian assets.
What it means
The EU’s Kallas indicates a contingency plan involving frozen Russian assets if the EUR 90 billion loan to Ukraine does not yield results. This underscores the EU's ongoing geopolitical strategy and could signal increased tensions, impacting risk sentiment across currencies and commodities, particularly in the energy and metals sectors.
- Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Ryabkov says Russia remains in the preparatory phase for negotiations on Ukraine, TASS reports
- Ukrainian President Zelensky says Ukraine will not attack Russian ships carrying diesel for the US
- Israeli PM Netanyahu's bloc has 56 seats and opposition has 49 seats after 50.1% of votes were counted, according to Israel's Channel 12
- US President Trump says there will be a meeting with Russian President Putin and Ukrainian President Zelensky set up soon, while Trump says there will be a meeting on disarmament during Asia trip
- Israel exit poll shows Israeli PM Netanyahu's coalition wins 50 seats, opposition wins 52 seats and Arab-led parties win 18 seats
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