Germany's Merz plans to let Ukraine use Russian central bank assets held in Germany, dpa reports

BY Reuters | ECONOMIC | 09:43 AM EST

BERLIN, Dec 18 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz plans to comply with Belgian demands and make available assets held in Germany belonging to the Russian central bank to support Ukraine, German news agency dpa reported on Thursday.

It cited negotiating sources on the sidelines of an EU summit in Brussels.

(Writing by Madeline Chambers; editing by Matthias Williams)

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