The European Commission has resumed work on options for using the 210 billion euros (about $243 billion) in immobilized Russian Central Bank assets to fund Ukraine after Belgium blocked an attempt to do so in 2025, the Financial Times reported Sept. 10, citing EU officials. Meanwhile, a group of countries led by Germany is pitching a new loan backed by the assets that would cover at least part of the 100 billion euros earmarked for Kyiv in the 2028-34 EU budget , Politico reported Sept. 11.