Diplomats from five different EU countries told the outlet that Brussels may be withholding revenues from Russian assets, effectively taxing them at 25% corporate rates and channeling the funds into its national budget — in violation of commitments made last year.

Belgium’s PM Bart De Wever has thrown quite a spanner into the EU’s plans to use frozen Russian state assets to fund Ukraine. But what’s really behind Belgium’s resistance and could one country derail Europe’s entire Ukraine strategy?

More than 80 guests took part in the discussion, including representatives of the diplomatic corps, experts and analysts from Africa, the Middle East, Europe, Latin America, and Southeast Asia as well as members of the European Parliament.

Prime Minister Bart De Wever has denounced the scheme as “fundamentally wrong” and urged the EU to support Kyiv by using the headroom in the bloc’s long-term budget

EADaily, November 21st, 2025. "Witkoff needs a psychiatrist": the proposal of the special envoy of the US president may destroy the chances of approving a loan for Ukraine for frozen Russian assets by all 27 EU countries.