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Russia's Central Bank has condemned the use of frozen assets to aid Ukraine

It was branded as a make-or-break summit for Ukraine and the EU, and it was. But the night didn't go according to plan. Based on conversations with diplomats involved in the deal, Euronews brings you a behind-the-scenes look at how the EU agreed an unprecedented loan to keep Ukraine going.

The Prime Minister of Hungary, Viktor Orbán, has called proposals to use seized Russian assets to assist Ukraine "a dead end."

Summit divided on idea of loan secured against Russian assets, as Belgium seeks guarantees if scheme goes wrong

A core question for European Union leaders discussing whether to use frozen Russian assets to help Ukraine is whether the idea is legally sound

As European Union leaders converge on Brussels, the debate over how to pay for Ukraine’s defence is coming to a head. The proposals to use frozen Russian assets are exposing legal risks, political fault lines and testing the limits of European solidarity.

Pressure is growing on member states to back a €90bn loan for Kyiv ahead of a Brussels summit

Exclusive: Key figures at frozen assets depository among targets of intimidation campaign, say European intelligence agencies

Complex plan would involve EU lending €90bn to Ukraine, which some fear could destabilise Eurozone. Putin says move is akin to ‘theft’