By LORNE COOK and SAM MCNEIL, Associated Press

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union on Wednesday revealed details of its plan to use billions of euros in frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine’s needs over the next two years, but Belgium rejected the scheme and insisted that it poses major financial and legal risks.

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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said that the EU would cover two-thirds of Ukraine’s financial and military needs for 2026 and 2027, which the International Monetary Fund puts at $160 billion, by providing $105 billion.

She said that other international partners would be called on to cover the remaining third.

“Today we are sending a very strong message to the Ukrainian people. We are with them for the long haul,” said von der Leyen while r

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