nam 22 uu 4500 10.59704/331b1863c75ba636 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 251208s2025||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.59704/331b1863c75ba636 doi eng 342 23 van Elsuwege, Peter Author aut Walking a Tightrope - On the Legal Stakes of the EU’s Proposed Reparations Loan for Ukraine van Elsuwege, Peter Verfassungsblog 2025-12-08 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier The EU’s proposed Reparations Loan – using immobilised Russian state assets to finance support for Ukraine – sits on precarious legal and political ground. While the Commission argues the scheme is temporary, reversible, and defensible under international and EU law, critics warn that it risks disguised confiscation, countermeasures, investment claims, and long-term damage to Europe’s financial stability. Belgium’s strong objections highlight the deep uncertainties surrounding a mechanism that touches vital national and Union interests ahead of a decisive European Council meeting. CC BY-SA 4.0 Reparation Loan Reparations Russian State Assets Russian War against Ukraine Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/on-the-legal-stakes-of-the-eus-proposed-reparations-loan-for-ukraine/ raw object