❗️Belgium is refusing to use frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine despite a renewed push from Sweden, Poland, the Netherlands and Spain. "This is non-negotiable, the door is closed," Belgian Defense Minister Theo Francken said.
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❗️Belgium is refusing to use frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine despite a renewed push from Sweden, Poland, the Netherlands and Spain. "This is non-negotiable, the door is closed," Belgian Defense Minister Theo Francken said. Most of the roughly €200 billion in immobilized Russian assets are held at Euroclear in Belgium. Francken said Prime Minister Bart De Wever would "stand firm," while wa
Belgium shut down a renewed push by Poland, Netherlands, Spain and Sweden to use €210 billion in frozen Russian assets for Ukraine. Belgium's Defense Minister Francken: Non-negotiable; the door is closed. He warned Baltic states to stop "putting us in a corner." Belgium fears Russian lawsuits — Moscow already won a €220B damages ruling against Euroclear in a Russian court. A similar EU proposal fa