Sir Keir Starmer will discuss using frozen Russian assets to help Ukraine in a meeting with the Belgian premier amid resistance in Brussels to the move.

The Prime Minister is expected to host Bart De Wever on Friday afternoon for Downing Street talks which will also cover migration and economic growth.

Britain has said it is ready to move in tandem with the EU to unlock immobilised Russian sovereign assets, the vast majority of which are held in Belgium, to support Kyiv financially.

Brussels has opposed the move, citing legal and financial risks and calling on other nations in the trading bloc to share the risk.

Asked what the Prime Minister’s message was to European countries who may be nervous about using assets ahead of Friday’s meeting, Sir Keir’s official spokesman said: “W

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