EU goes after Russian assets in last-ditch effort to shore up struggling Ukraine

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has put forward a proposal that would allow Ukraine to borrow up to €210 billion using extraordinary legal means, backed by frozen Russian state assets, the Financial Times reports, as cited by Mandiner. The move is aimed at circumventing the blocking ability of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán … Continue reading EU goes after Russian assets in last-ditch effort to shore up struggling Ukraine