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France ‘shielding €18 bn’ in frozen Russian assets as EU aims to fund huge Ukraine loan

Stanisław Kaleta

08.12.2025, 15:20

Paris has indicated it is opposed to using frozen Russian assets held at commercial banks. Photo: Gerard Bottino/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images — Paris has withheld details on the banks holding Russian assets in the country. Photo: Gerard Bottino/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

Belgium is not the only country in Europe with frozen Russian assets.