EU leaders decided to use joint borrowing instead of Russian frozen assets to support Ukraine, in a big win for Belgian prime minister Bart De Wever, who had long opposed the idea of a reparations loan amid fears of retaliation from Russia.
EU leaders decided to use joint borrowing instead of Russian frozen assets to support Ukraine, in a big win for Belgian prime minister Bart De Wever, who had long opposed the idea of a reparations loan amid fears of retaliation from Russia.
As Russia was ‘Intimidating’ Belgian Officials, Executives To Halt Frozen Assets For Ukraine Plan, political Commentator Julien Hoez said, “Vladimir Putin’s direct threats against Bart de Wevers life worked wonders.”
Timothy Ash says, “Belgium, Italy and Austria … took Putin’s forty pieces of silver. Scandalous. Putin’s aggression pays.”
Mr. Ash has forgotten to mention Hungary, Slovakia, and he Czech Republic as these countries are exempted from this deal.