# Europe seeks to clear out outdated investment treaties with Russia

https://mins.news/en/item/40715

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-09-01 17:09 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/europe-plans-to-clear-out-its-cobweb-of-outdated-russian-investment-treaties/

> Several EU countries are pressing the bloc to jointly scrap 16 investment treaties with Russia, which Moscow has used to pursue claims against European companies and which could obstruct efforts to use frozen Russian assets for Ukraine. Belgium made ending the treaties a condition for supporting the plan.

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