Daily Memo: Europe Negotiates With Itself on Russia, China Sticks Up for Venezuela

What to do with Russia's frozen assets may or may not be on the agenda for this week's EU summit.

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EU agenda. EU leaders continue to meet in Brussels to discuss whether and how to use 210 billion euros ($246 billion) in frozen Russian assets to finance Ukraine over the next two years. Ahead of Thursday’s talks, the prime minister of Belgium, where most of the frozen assets are held, restated his opposition to the […]

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