Copenhagen: Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever has called on European Union leaders to collectively assume responsibility for the legal and financial risks of using frozen Russian assets to finance a €140 billion loan to Ukraine. Speaking after an EU summit in Copenhagen, De Wever emphasized that Belgium, which holds the majority of these assets through the Euroclear securities depository, cannot bear potential consequences alone.

“There's no free money. There are always consequences,” De Wever told reporters, insisting that all participating EU states formally commit to share liability if the plan encounters legal challenges or retaliatory actions from Moscow. The prime minister highlighted concerns for both national and personal security, noting that the director of Euroclear alread

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