Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiga is calling on Western partners to use not only interest, but also frozen Russian assets themselves. They can be used to purchase weapons for Ukraine and its reconstruction, as well as investments in the Ukrainian defense sector.
Points of attention
- Ukraine expects its Western allies to make bold decisions to stop Russian aggression, emphasizing the importance of unity and support.
- The appeal for utilizing Russian frozen assets was made during a conference focused on implementing additional sanctions against Russia, highlighting the seriousness of the situation.
Ukraine expects decisive action from the West
According to the head of Ukrainian diplomacy, it is time to finally change the strategy regarding Russian frozen assets.
It is time to move from using interest to using the assets themselves and direct these funds to purchasing weapons for Ukraine, investing in the Ukrainian defense industry, and rebuilding Ukraine.
Andriy Sybiga
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine
The head of the diplomatic department made this appeal during the Fair Play conference.
What is important to understand is that it was dedicated to the introduction of additional sanctions against the aggressor country, the Russian Federation.
Andriy Sybiga once again emphasized that Russia is an existential threat to all of Europe and the Euro-Atlantic space and called for strong decisions to stop Russia's aggression.
"To stop it (Russia — ed.), we must make extraordinary and bold decisions. They are based on our unity and support for Ukraine from our partners," the Ukrainian diplomat emphasized.
