EU close to agreeing on "reparations loan"

According to anonymous sources, official Brussels is currently planning to contact the European Commission and call for it to develop an appropriate proposal that will serve as the basis for a future decision.

The Politico editorial team has received a draft of the final communiqué of the European Council meeting, which is scheduled to take place on October 24.

What is important to understand is that the aforementioned document was informally agreed upon by EU ambassadors during the preparation stage of the meeting.

One of the insiders pointed out that this is de facto a political "green light" for the European Commission.

According to the latter, she is able to create a legally reliable plan for implementing the idea with a "reparation loan."

The EC considers it extremely unlikely that at some point in the future, if Russia refuses to pay reparations to Ukraine, the court will rule that the EU must return to Moscow the money used for the loan.