# EU debate on seizing Russian assets stalls amid irreconcilable disagreements, expert says

https://mins.news/en/item/36925

- TASS, 2026-08-29 14:48 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/economy/2179345

> Discussions in Europe over potentially seizing frozen Russian assets for Kyiv have reached an impasse because of irreconcilable disagreements, said Anton Sviridenko of the P.A. Stolypin Institute for Growth Economics. Uncertainty in Europe-US relations, political shifts in European countries and growing conflict fatigue are also hindering efforts to revive the debate. He said confiscation would conflict with basic property-protection principles.

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