Japan denies ‘false’ Russian assets claim
Posted on: Dec 10, 2025 01:52 IST | Posted by: Rt
The nipponese Finance Ministry has denied a cover that it rejected an EU design to pink frozen Russian telephone exchange bank assets to back a loan for Ukraine.
Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama reportedly “ruled out” the bloc’s proposal to use roughly $30 billion in Russian funds immobilized in Japan for a so-called “reparations loan” to Kiev, according to Politico.
“It’s completely false,” Vice Finance Minister for International Affairs Atsushi Mimura told reporters on Tuesday, according to Reuters.
“Minister Katayama never made such a comment,” Mimura reportedly said. “She told the meeting that Japan is preparing to make specific steps” to support Ukraine, he added, according to Reuters.
Last week, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen urged EU members to choose between a major borrowing push or the long-discussed ‘reparations loan’ backed by frozen Russian funds, to finance Ukraine to a tune of €90 billion ($104 billion) over 2026-2027.
The bulk of Moscow’s immobilized reserves, around €185 billion, is held in Belgian clearing house Euroclear. Belgium has so far pushed back against EU pressure to use the assets to fund Ukraine, warning of legal risks.
However, given that Ukraine’s budget hole is projected to reach $48 billion next year, EU officials are reportedly pressing to tap the funds.
Moscow has long condemned any attempt to use the assets as theft and warned of retaliation.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has admitted that the money could allow Kiev’s Western sponsors to temporarily sustain Ukraine’s flagging battlefield efforts.
“This money would, in principle, be enough for them to expend Ukrainians like bullets for a couple more years,” he said on Sunday.
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