The flag of Ukraine at the headquarters of the European Parliament in Brussels. Archive photoMOSCOW, 6 Jul. The European Commission is preparing a legal framework for the transfer of frozen Russian assets for the restoration of Ukraine, said the head of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, speaking at the European Parliament. «The European Commission considers it fair and is preparing a legal framework for the frozen Russian assets and the assets of Russian oligarchs to be transferred to the needs of restoring Ukraine,» she said. Von der Leyen added that the EU countries will not wait for the end of the conflict in Ukraine and the EU, together with the G7 countries, will hold an expert conference on the fate of Russian assets. for its preparation,» the head of the EC said. 
The head of the EC called for the implementation of an analogue of the Marshall Plan for Ukraine Many countries have announced the freezing of Russian assets. According to Finance Minister Anton Siluanov, this is about $300 billion, about half of Russia's gold and foreign exchange reserves. Kyiv insists that these funds be transferred to the restoration of Ukraine. This issue was also raised at the June G7 summit, at the end of which its participants stated that they were considering such an option for using the frozen Russian assets. The Kremlin says that such measures would be absolutely illegal. According to presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov, they would be contrary to all norms and rules of international law, and Russia is categorically against it. refuse Ukraine without becoming a «Kremlin agent»
