The unwillingness of other EU nations to share the risks shows the scheme is dangerous, Foreign Minister Maxime Prevot has said
Belgium has rejected an EU-backed plan to finance Kiev by seizing frozen Russian assets. The fact that other members of the bloc are unwilling to share the risks shows just how unreliable it is, Belgian Foreign Minister Maxime Prevot said on Monday.
The bloc has sought to tap frozen Russian central bank reserves for months to back a €140 billion ($160 billion) loan to Ukraine. Belgium, where around $200 billion of the assets are held at the privately owned Euroclear clearing house, has repeatedly warned of potential…
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