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Leaders' statement on Ukraine

The statement was adopted by: President of the European Council, António Costa, President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, Chancellor of Germany, Friedrich Merz, President of France, Emmanuel Macron, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Keir Starmer, Prime

Watch the video: Russian frozen assets — what's next?

"You don't have the cards" — that is what US President Donald Trump told his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy earlier this year. But Brussels thought it held an ace: the frozen Russian assets. Now, the 28-point US peace plan has called out Europe’s hand.