European leaders are growing confident they will reach a deal to use frozen Russian assets before the end of the year, even as Europe and the U.S. remain divided on providing security guarantees for Kyiv. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/09/world/politics/europe-russian-assets-ukraine/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #russia #ukraine #russiaukrainewar #volodymyrzelenskyy #donaldtrump #us #europe