Belgium is not hindering a new way of funding Ukraine’s war effort, EU Commissioner for Equality, Preparedness and Crisis Management, Hadja Lahbib, told Euronews in an exclusive interview.

Lahbib, who previously served as Belgium's Foreign Affairs Minister, spoke in the wake of a European Council summit in Brussels on Thursday, 23 October, attended by EU heads of state and government.

Leaders hoped to come to an agreement over a bold plan to use Russia's immobilised assets and issue a €140 billion interest-free loan to help Ukraine with its war effort.

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However, the EU27 leaders parted without a decision on using Russia’s frozen assets to fund Ukraine’s defence, as they failed to placate Belgian concerns over the proposal. This

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