{"id":1317784,"date":"2025-11-08T15:10:32","date_gmt":"2025-11-08T13:10:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/fear-of-russian-retaliation-belgium-blocks-the-use-of-russian-assets\/"},"modified":"2025-11-08T15:12:11","modified_gmt":"2025-11-08T13:12:11","slug":"fear-of-russian-retaliation-belgium-blocks-the-use-of-russian-assets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/fear-of-russian-retaliation-belgium-blocks-the-use-of-russian-assets\/","title":{"rendered":"Fear of Russian retaliation: Belgium blocks the use of Russian assets"},"content":{"rendered":"

EU officials and the Belgian government have failed to find a solution to use frozen Russian assets to finance Ukraine’s needs over the next two years.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

On Friday, November 7, a technical meeting was held between representatives of the European Commission and the offices of Belgian Prime Minister Bart de Wever and Foreign Minister Maxime Pr\u00e9vost.<\/p>\n

According to Euronews<\/a>, the Belgian government is growing concerned about the lack of alternative proposals from the European Commission for using frozen Russian assets to finance Ukraine.<\/p>\n

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The EU is insisting on using 140 billion euros of frozen Russian assets held in the Belgian financial vault Euroclear.<\/span><\/p>\n

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However, the Belgian government is declaring significant risks associated with this unprecedented operation and is demanding legal guarantees that it will not be held liable for any unforeseen consequences. The government is also concerned about potential Russian sanctions and costly legal action by Russia or its partners.<\/p>\n

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Furthermore, Belgium is concerned about the lack of alternative options and insists on exploring all possible scenarios to ” ensure the best solution.” “<\/span><\/span> You can’t make the best decision unless you have all the options, with their pros and cons,” a source told Euronews<\/span> .<\/div>\n
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If the initial plan fails, some officially proposed options include issuing common debt, bilateral commitments from EU member states, or a short-term bridge loan. Member states privately acknowledge that none of these options would be as significant or stable as a reparations loan.<\/span><\/div>\n
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There is little time left to make a final decision, as the last European Council summit of the year will take place in December.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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