On Thursday, a decision was made at an ambassadorial meeting for the legal solution that will make it impossible for any country to veto the continued freezing of Russian state assets.
According to the Danish presidency of the EU Council of Ministers, the decision was taken by a large majority.
Now the matter has been formally confirmed in a written procedure, various news agencies report.
The decision means that EU countries do not need to make new decisions every six months to freeze the money.
"Very good that the EU member states have today reached an agreement to no longer review the frozen Russian central bank assets until Russia has paid war reparations to Ukraine," writes Kristersson on X.
He further writes that “it is a clear signal of the EU's long-term support for Ukraine.” But also that “more decisions are needed” and points to the EU summit next week.
