The bloc could reportedly use a treaty provision to sidestep Belgium, which has opposed the idea of seizing the funds from the outset
The European Union risks a severe internal rift if it presses ahead with controversial plans to seize frozen Russian assets without the approval of Belgium, where the vast majority of the assets are held, The Economist has reported.
Senior bloc officials could reportedly invoke an EU treaty provision to bypass Belgium’s vocal opposition to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s plans to support Ukraine’s imploding economy and fund Kiev’s war despite months of frontline defeats.
The bloc chief last…
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