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Belgium Rejects EU Plan to Use Frozen Russian Assets

12/1/2025

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  • Belgium opposes the EU plan to use frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine, calling it "fundamentally wrong."
  • Prime Minister Bart De Wever warns the proposal violates international law.
  • Wever says the plan could destabilize financial markets.
  • Wever also calls for guarantees from member states if the plan fails.
  • An EU diplomat says the EU will discuss the plan at a December summit.