Europe weighs using frozen Russian assets to rebuild Ukraine

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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaking at the Ukraine Recovery Conference in London on June 21. © Reuters

SHOGO AKAGAWA, RHYANNON BARTLETT-IMADEGAWA, and TAKASHI TSUJI, Nikkei staff writers

LONDON -- The European Commission is discussing ways to use frozen Russian central bank assets to rebuild Ukraine and hopes to put forward a proposal soon, the body's president, Ursula von der Leyen, told Nikkei.

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