The U.S. is considering a proposal to unfreeze part of Russia’s sovereign assets and place them into a financial structure as part of efforts to revive negotiations on ending the war in Ukraine, reported by multiple outlets. The idea is linked to talks among senior U.S. envoys and is presented as a potential negotiating step to support renewed dialogue.
According to the Financial Times, U.S. negotiators—identified as Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner—have suggested shifting some frozen Russian assets into a vehicle controlled by the Trump administration. In reporting from Miami, European officials strongly reject the approach. Their objections center on how any unfreezing and management of Russian state assets should be handled and who would exercise control.
Other coverage echoes that the U.S. proposal involves unfreezing only a portion of the assets rather than all of them. The outlets agree that the proposal is currently contested and that European governments are not on board, indicating that any change would depend on broader coordination among partners.
