Europeans fume at Trump’s plan to profit from frozen Russian assets 

Photo caption: President Donald Trump speaks to Steve Witkoff during the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Tuesday, September 23, 2025, at U.N. Headquarters in New York City. Photo credit: Official White House photo by Daniel Torok via Flickr. US government work. Article by Tim Ross, Gregorio Sorgi, Clea Caulcutt and Bjarke Smith-Meyer. Politico – November 21, 2025.

BRUSSELS — Donald Trump has hurled a wrench into one of the most sensitive negotiations currently under way in Europe, potentially derailing efforts to help fund Ukraine to stay in the fight against Russia. For months European Union officials have been trying — and failing — to work out a way to use around €140 billion of immobilized Russian state assets held largely in Belgium to support Kyiv’s war effort. The cash is desperately needed as Ukraine is at risk of running out of money early next year. […]

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