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        "msgid": "belgium-confident-eu-will-not-propose-using-russian-assets-for-ukraine-1792662860",
        "date": "2026-10-22 16:15:19",
        "title": "Belgium confident EU will not propose using Russian assets for Ukraine",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Politics",
        "summary": "Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever says the European Commission assured EU leaders it would not revive proposals to use Russian assets frozen at Brussels-based Euroclear to fund Ukraine. His remarks come as Ukraine seeks further financial support beyond a \u20ac90 billion EU loan agreed for 2026 and 2027, while he warns that public calls to seize the assets could carry legal consequences.",
        "content": "<p>BRUSSELS (ANTARA) \u2014 Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever said on\nWednesday (21 October) that he was confident the European Commission\nwould not propose using Russian assets frozen in Belgium to fund\nUkraine.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking before the Federal Advisory Committee on European Affairs,\nDe Wever said the issue had been discussed at last week\u2019s European Union\nsummit, the Belga news agency reported.<\/p>\n<p>According to De Wever, the Commission had assured member-state\nleaders that it would not reopen debate over Russian assets held by\nEuroclear, a Brussels-based financial institution.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am confident the European Commission will not put forward a\nproposal to meet Ukraine\u2019s funding needs through a new operation\ninvolving Russian assets. I am confident because that is what we were\ntold,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, De Wever strongly opposed proposals to use around \u20ac185\nbillion (approximately Rp3,744 quadrillion) in Russian assets frozen at\nEuroclear to support Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, EU leaders agreed to provide Ukraine with a \u20ac90 billion loan\nfor 2026 and 2027. However, the funding is expected to fall short of\nKyiv\u2019s needs.<\/p>\n<p>At last week\u2019s summit, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy\nrequested an additional \u20ac70 billion (Rp1,412 quadrillion) in support for\nnext year.<\/p>\n<p>De Wever did not rule out the possibility that other EU member states\ncould again raise the issue of using the frozen Russian assets.<\/p>\n<p>He criticised Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten for publicly supporting\nthe confiscation of the funds.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot everyone was involved in last year\u2019s debate. New leaders have\nnow emerged who are developing arguments that I had managed to put to\nrest from the beginning of last year,\u201d De Wever said.<\/p>\n<p>The Belgian prime minister also warned that public statements in\nsupport of seizing Russian assets could themselves have legal\nconsequences.<\/p>\n<p>De Wever said the warning had influenced other leaders during the\nsummit. He added that there was now no \u201cgreat enthusiasm\u201d among EU\nleaders for pursuing the proposal.<\/p>",
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