Belgium Demands Concrete Guarantees Before Backing Use of Frozen Russian Assets for Ukraine

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The Belgian Government continues to hesitate to agree to the use of Russian assets frozen in the EU, which has a number of reasons.

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European Commissioner Hadja Lahbib has stepped into the defense of Belgium and Prime Minister Bart De Wever, who has blocked the European Union's plan to use the 140 billion euros of Russian frozen assets for a loan to Ukraine. The Belgian official warns that the measure would involve major legal and financial risks and says the EU "is not yet ready" for such a controversial step.

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The European Union is still not ready to seize 140 billion euros of frozen Russian assets to secure a large loan for Ukraine.