{"id":303538,"date":"2025-12-18T21:00:32","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T21:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-could-ukraine-get-billions-of-russias-frozen-assets-itv-news\/"},"modified":"2025-12-18T21:00:32","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T21:00:32","slug":"how-could-ukraine-get-billions-of-russias-frozen-assets-itv-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-could-ukraine-get-billions-of-russias-frozen-assets-itv-news\/","title":{"rendered":"How could Ukraine get billions of Russia&#8217;s frozen assets? | ITV News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/TdNK-sMmUkg\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"How could Ukraine get billions of Russia's frozen assets? | ITV News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TdNK-sMmUkg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>&quot;We have a simple choice, either money today or blood tomorrow&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>Those were the blunt words of Polish PM Donald Tusk, as leaders gathered to discuss the billions in Russian assets, frozen in the EU.<\/p>\n<p>Once released, that money would help Ukraine&#8217;s war effort&#8230;but the plan has faced significant opposition from some member states.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Roman Abramovic is yet to fulfill his pledge to send the \u00a32.5bn from Chelsea football club&#8217;s sale to Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>Keir Starmer says the government is prepared to take him to court over it.<\/p>\n<p>So can the Russian money be accessed&#8230;and how desperately does Ukraine need it?<\/p>\n<p>Europe Editor James Mates tells Faye Barker what you need to know.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&quot;We have a simple choice, either money today or blood tomorrow&quot;. 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