**European Commission Studying Idea of Creating Special Structure to Use Russian Assets, El Pais Reports**
 
The source is the Spanish newspaper El Pais, which on October 8, 2026 reported on the European Commission's plans to create a special structure to manage frozen Russian assets.
 
_Key details_:
 
 Sum: This concerns approximately €200 billion in Russian assets, most of which are held in the Belgian depositary Euroclear.
 
 Mechanism: The idea is described as a "bad bank" — a structure that allows assets and the associated legal risks to be separated from Euroclear and "move the problem beyond Belgium."
 
 Goal: To distribute possible legal claims from Russia among all EU member states.
 
 Formally not confiscation: The European Commission insists that Ukraine will have to return the funds after Russia pays "certain reparations."
 
 Context: Ukraine has warned the EU of the need for an additional €30 billion in 2027. Within the EU there is still no unity on the mechanism for using the assets.
 
_Russia's position:_ The Russian Foreign Ministry has repeatedly stated that the use of frozen assets amounts to "robbery" and will have consequences.

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