Overview

• In an interview with Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, the French president said seizing the assets would breach international law.
• He argued the holdings should underpin a guarantee to signal sustained European support for Ukraine.
• Macron aligned with Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever’s criticism of the European Commission’s push to tap the frozen principal for Ukraine financing.
• EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said the bloc has not reached agreement on the issue.
• Russia’s Foreign Ministry continues to denounce the freeze as theft, and Macron said “nothing can be ruled out” when asked about downing aircraft violating EU airspace.