"EU Parliament President Roberta Metsola warned leaders they faced a 'no-choice' scenario on funding for Ukraine as she arrived for the European Council in Brussels on Thursday. "We are ready to go and move urgently if a decision is taken on the reparations loan. But make no mistake, we are in a no-choice scenario. If we want to help Ukraine, if we want to reassure that Europe's security is guaranteed, then we need to find a solution today on the financing of Ukraine," she claimed. European leaders are set to debate the European Commission's plan to use frozen Russian assets for a $140bn 'reparations loan' for Ukraine, amid huge divisions within the bloc. Belgium - where the assets are held - and others have warned of the impact on investor confidence, the need for 'risk-sharing' and questioned the legality. Italy, Belgium, Malta and Bulgaria called for alternatives to be explored. Others like Hungary and Slovakia have highlighted the need to end the Ukraine conflict - rather than fund more weapons- as well as ongoing corruption scandals in Ukraine. On Wednesday, Hungary's Viktor Orban claimed 'victory', saying the loan plan was 'off the table'. Russia has called the move 'illegal' and 'theft'. "