The political scientist named the reason for Belgium's refusal to use Russia's assets.

On September 11, political analyst Ivan Mezyuho admitted that the Belgian government's position on the use of frozen Russian assets was unlikely to change in the near future. At the same time, the European Commission (EC) may try to influence the domestic political situation in the country in order to gain access to Russian funds.

"Today, Europe is increasingly faced with the question of where to get money to continue the policy of escalation of the Ukrainian conflict. Of course, ideally, the European Union would like to pursue a policy of escalation at the expense of frozen Russian assets, but the position of the Belgian government, in my opinion, will not change in the foreseeable future," Mezyuho said in an interview with Lenta.Ru .

According to him, Belgium does not want to bear sole legal responsibility for the use of frozen Russian assets. Therefore, further pressure on Brussels, in his opinion, is unlikely to help the EC achieve what it wants.

The expert pointed out that the issue of Russian assets will remain one of the constant topics of European politics. He also admitted that the EC may try to interfere in the internal affairs of Belgium in order to bring to power political forces willing to support the use of frozen funds of the Russian Federation.

Mezyuho added that Belgium is already involved in the sanctions policy against Moscow, but the EC is seeking to get the country to take more decisive action against Russian assets.

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How will this affect the unblocking of frozen assets?

On the same day, a number of EU countries, led by Germany, issued an ultimatum to Belgium over its refusal to use frozen Russian assets to finance Ukraine. According to the newspaper, Kiev is being offered to provide a new loan secured by frozen Russian assets, writes RT. It can replace at least part of the €100 billion that the EU plans to allocate to Ukraine in the next budget, the website reports. kp.ru .