Belgium objects to the Russian assets loan as the EU prepares to table its plan
NOV 28, 20255 MIN
Belgium objects to the Russian assets loan as the EU prepares to table its plan
NOV 28, 20255 MIN
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<p>Belgium’s Prime Minister, Bart De Wever, has thrown quite a spanner into the EU’s plans to use frozen Russian state assets to fund Ukraine. The Commission wants to turn those assets, around €210 billion frozen since Russia’s full-scale invasion, into a €140 billion “reparations loan” to keep Kyiv financially afloat for the next two years. But, what’s really behind Belgium’s resistance and could one country derail Europe’s entire Ukraine strategy?</p><br><p>Join us on our journey through the events that shape the European continent and the European Union.</p><p>Production: By <a href="https://www.europod.eu/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Europod</a>, in co production with<a href="https://spheranetwork.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Sphera Network</a>.</p><p>Follow us on:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/europodpodcasts/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a></li><li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/europodpodcasts/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a></li></ul><p><br></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
