EU Grapples with Unused Billions While Ukraine Seeks Russian Asset Seizures

• EU has €500B unspent from Covid recovery fund, capitals urge Commission to cut red tape • Russia's friends beg EU to leave frozen assets alone, worth over €200 billion • €392 billion EU cohesion fund could shift to money-for-reforms model • Ukraine tells EU to hand over €5B in missing Russian asset profits • EU signals ending free money for poorer countries