Germany open to ideas on frozen Russian assets, finance minister says

German Finance Minister and Vice Chancellor Lars Klingbeil speaks to media in a press statement after the voting of the Federal Government's draft legislation for the 2025 federal budget, during a plenary session of the lower house of parliament, the Bundestag, in Berlin, Germany September 18, 2025. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany wants to work productively on ideas regarding the use of Russian assets frozen in the European Union, Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil said in Copenhagen on Friday, indicating an openness in Berlin towards the legally fraught issue.

"Everything must be carefully examined," Klingbeil said ahead of talks with his EU counterparts.