Belgium opposes granting loans to Ukraine through Russian assets

The initiative to provide loans to Ukraine at the expense of frozen Russian assets is unacceptable. This was announced on September 26 by Belgian Prime Minister Bart de Wever in response to German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's proposal to use the blocked funds of the Bank of the Russian Federation to provide the country with an interest-free loan.

According to the politician, such a decision would endanger not only Belgium, but also the entire European Union (EU).

"Take [Russian President Vladimir] Putin's money Putin and leave the risks to us. That's not going to happen, let me be very clear. This will not happen," the newspaper De Standaard quotes him as saying.

In addition, de Wever linked the increased frequency of statements about Russian assets to the fact that US President Donald Trump intends to withdraw from supporting the Ukrainian side and shift all financial responsibility to Europe, which will have to look for additional funds.Газета.Ru ".

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Earlier in the day, the European Commission (EC) proposed to provide Ukraine with a loan of 140 billion euros at the expense of frozen assets of Russia. It was noted that the EC offered to provide a loan in tranches and stated that it should be used for "defense cooperation" and other budgetary needs of Kiev. In addition, it was proposed to change the rules for extending sanctions from unanimity to majority in order to reduce the risk of Hungary returning Russian assets.

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