Geir Moulson, "Germany, EU launch work on ‘new Marshall Plan’ for Ukraine" https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-germany-berlin-western-europe-business-50fa5ca7ee97eab5bfde1869d78f19ad

The EU ponders a "Marshall Plan" for #Ukraine and doesn't even take into account reparation payments by the Russian Federation. Some member states think about "confiscating" Russian assets (which is "parked" outside Russia) but that is not reparation payments proper, and a straightforward legal way towards "confiscation" of Russian assets is not in sight yet.

(My point is that only reparation payments, i.e., Russia making amends for its war, can be a basis for a lasting re-integration of Russia into Europe. "Confiscating assets" may provide short-term financial means but will be seen by Russia as theft, with all the acrimony and rejection that follows.)