Politico: EU intends to withhold €5 billion in proceeds from frozen Russian assets. “Euroclear (settlement and clearing system.
has received permission to retain income from Russian assets in 2022 and 2023,” the publication says. Earlier, Russian Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov, commenting on the EU's plans, said that Moscow would use all judicial mechanisms in response to the EU plans to use frozen assets for military assistance to Ukraine. He said that the Russian government would not accept the use of frozen assets in military assistance.