@theipaper: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the EU is open to exploring further use of frozen Russian assets to help Ukraine. So €3.7 billion in windfall profits have been generated and channelled to Ukraine, but von der Leyen said the Commission is now reflecting on the next steps and best use of the assets. She said the commission generally welcomed Lithuania’s proposal to seize the frozen assets to finance aid for Ukraine. #Russia #Ukraine #EU