Merz first advocated for an interest-free EU loan backed by the frozen assets in late September.
“We do not want to do this in order to prolong the war, but to end it,” Merz said in a speech to the Bundestag lower house of parliament.
“Russian President Vladimir Putin must realize that our support for Ukraine will not wane, but will grow, and that he cannot count on outlasting us.”
–Reuters–
