A recruit of the 65th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces fires an RPG-7 grenade launcher during a military exercise at a training ground near a frontline, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine November 5, 2025. Andriy Andriyenko/Press Service of the 65th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces/Handout via REUTERS
(Reuters) -The United States fully backs the European Union using frozen Russian assets as a tool to support Ukraine and end the war with Russia, a U.S. source familiar with the situation told Reuters on Friday.
As the West seeks to ramp up pressure on Moscow, the European Commission has proposed a plan allowing EU governments to use up to 185 billion euros ($217 billion) - most of the 210 billion euros worth of Russian sovereign assets currently frozen in Europe - without confiscating them.
