Britain, France, Germany move closer to giving Russian assets to Ukraine
Tweet
Share
E-mail
France's President Emmanuel Macron, Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer pose as they meet on the sidelines of the two-day NATO's Heads of State and Government summit, in The Hague, Netherlands June 24, 2025. Ludov
BERLIN (Reuters) -The leaders of Britain, France and Germany said on Friday they had agreed in a phone call to move towards using the value of immobilised Russian assets to support Ukraine's armed forces.
In a statement published by the German government, the E3 leaders said they would do this in cooperation with the United States.
"We are ready to progress towards using, in a coordinated way, the value of the immobilised Russian sovereign assets to support Ukraine’s armed forces and thus bring Russia to the negotiation table," read the statement by Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer, France's President Emmanuel Macron and Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz.
"We aim to do this in close cooperation with the United States of America," they added.
The statement added that they welcomed the Gaza ceasefire agreement, pledging to resume humanitarian aid as soon as the ceasefire took hold.
(Reporting by Thomas Escritt, Editing by Louise Heavens)
Serious News for Serious Traders! Try StreetInsider.com Premium Free!
You May Also Be Interested In
- RBA says reserves still above demand amid shift to new liquidity system
- Six months into Iran war, almost half of global oil flows from war zones
- China proposes road traffic law amendment with autonomous vehicles section, Xinhua says
Create E-mail Alert Related Categories
ReutersSign up for StreetInsider Free!
Receive full access to all new and archived articles, unlimited portfolio tracking, e-mail alerts, custom newswires and RSS feeds - and more!
