Belgian PM: European Commission will no longer propose confiscation of Russian assets

Shift in Brussels' approach to frozen funds

Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever issued a statement announcing that the European Commission will no longer propose a mechanism for the expropriation of frozen Russian assets to finance Ukraine's needs. This information appeared in materials from The Brussels Times.

Role of individual EU leaders

According to the Belgian head of government, an initiative to confiscate assets may re-emerge, but only from the side of leaders of individual EU member states. De Wever suggested that such steps could be a result of ignorance.

Uncertainty regarding the final decision

It is worth noting that Bart De Wever did not clarify whether his remarks imply a complete, final refusal by the European Union of such an instrument, or whether the discussion is exclusively about the cessation of relevant initiatives specifically from the European Commission.