Allegation that the US offered Europe to release some of its frozen Russian assets

According to the Financial Times newspaper, based on four sources, last week the USA and Ukraine, France, Germany, England, European Union (EU) and NATO officials met in Miami.

Sources claimed that during these talks, the US side proposed that European countries partially release frozen Russian assets in order to revive peace negotiations between Ukraine and Russia.

In this context, sources stated that US Special Representative Steve Witkoff and Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner presented various suggestions, including the transfer of Russian assets to a new financial structure under US control, and that European representatives rejected the proposal.

Sources suggested that this initiative raises questions about Washington's approach to pressuring Moscow to end the war.

On the other hand, a US official with knowledge of the meeting told the newspaper that the use of frozen Russian assets was considered within the framework of the comprehensive peace agreement, but the mechanisms for releasing the funds and determining how they would be spent continued to be evaluated.

Ukrainian officials participating in the negotiations pointed out that the issue was discussed with their US counterparts in previous meetings.

After the start of the war between Russia and Ukraine, the European Union and G7 countries froze approximately half of Russia's foreign exchange reserves. A significant portion of Russian assets in the EU are held in Euroclear accounts based in Belgium.