On the 18th local time, Luxembourg Prime Minister Frieden expressed his views on the EU's plan to use frozen Russian assets to provide compensation loans to Ukraine, stressing that such measures involve complex financial and legal risks and may have an impact on the overall stability of the EU. Frieden pointed out that if Russian assets were used to support Ukraine, it would pose a “serious financial risk.” By contrast, it is more feasible to use the EU budget to provide aid, since it would not endanger the stability of the Eurozone, but it still requires the agreement of EU member states. He further pointed out that issuing compensation loans secured by Russian assets is “unprecedented” in history, and the media and public often underestimate its potential legal complexity.

On the 18th local time, Luxembourg Prime Minister Frieden expressed his views on the EU's plan to use frozen Russian assets to provide compensation loans to Ukraine, stressing that such measures involve complex financial and legal risks and may have an impact on the overall stability of the EU. Frieden pointed out that if Russian assets were used to support Ukraine, it would pose a “serious financial risk.” By contrast, it is more feasible to use the EU budget to provide aid, since it would not endanger the stability of the Eurozone, but it still requires the agreement of EU member states. He further pointed out that issuing compensation loans secured by Russian assets is “unprecedented” in history, and the media and public often underestimate its potential legal complexity.