Several Countries Oppose Transferring Russia's Frozen Assets Income to Kyiv

Candidate countries for European Union (EU) membership, including Georgia, Moldova, and Serbia, have not joined the decision to transfer income from Russian frozen assets to Kyiv. This was stated by Josep Borrell, head of the EU's foreign policy service.

Borrell clarified that the remaining candidate countries—North Macedonia, Montenegro, Albania, Ukraine, Bosnia and Herzegovina—supported the decision to transfer income from Russian assets to Kyiv. Members of the European Free Trade Association, including Iceland, Norway, and Liechtenstein, have also joined the initiative, he added.

He emphasized that the EU welcomed the decision of these countries.

It is noted that EU countries approved the plan for using profits from the Central Bank of Russia's frozen assets on May 21. On June 24, Borrell announced that EU foreign ministers agreed to transfer income from Russia's frozen assets to the European Peace Facility for the purpose of purchasing weapons for Ukraine.