Speaking to the European Parliament, von der Leyen outlined three possible options for EU member states to fund Ukraine, Polish state news agency PAP reported.
The first would be to use available "headroom" in the EU budget to raise capital. Another would be for member states to provide the funds themselves.
"Option three is to have a reparations loan based on immobilised Russian assets," von der Leyen said, as quoted by the Reuters news agency.
"We give a loan to Ukraine – that Ukraine pays back if Russia pays reparations. This is the most effective way to sustain Ukraine's defence and its economy," she told lawmakers.
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Source: PAP, Reuters