Kallas vows discussion on using Russia's frozen assets for Ukraine will continue
EU foreign ministers meeting informally in Ireland again raised the issue of using Russia's frozen assets to support Ukraine, and EU's Kaja Kallas promised the discussion will go on.
An informal meeting of European Union foreign ministers took place on Wednesday, September 2, in Wicklow, Ireland, where the question of possibly using Russia's frozen state assets to support Ukraine was raised once again. EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas confirmed this at a press conference following the meeting.
According to Kallas, several ministers brought up the topic again, and the discussion will continue going forward. She stressed that Russia must pay for the destruction it has caused.
Belgium's position
It was previously reported that for Belgium's government, the question of transferring frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine is not entirely closed, though Brussels has not withdrawn the reservations it voiced in December 2025. At the same time, reports emerged that part of the Belgian government firmly opposes using the frozen assets in this way, viewing the idea as non-negotiable.
Belgian Foreign Minister Maxime Prévot, during a visit to Kyiv in mid-August, said Belgium needs guarantees that it will not be left alone to bear the associated costs.
Calls from other countries
Earlier, Sweden, the Netherlands, Spain and Poland sent a letter to the European Commission urging it to resume work on a mechanism to use Russia's frozen sovereign assets to finance Ukraine.
