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Belgium does not support transferring funds from the Belgian depository Euroclear to another financial structure under the control of the European Union to facilitate their confiscation to support Ukraine. This was told to Suspilne by a Belgian official.
Last week in an interview with Euronews, Ukraine’s finance minister Serhiy Marchenko said the EU could change the holder of frozen Russian assets from Belgium to the EU. However, the Belgian official said their position remains unchanged.
“Any proposal regarding frozen Russian assets must provide a complete and legally flawless solution that will cover both the assets and the liabilities of the company Euroclear and of the Belgian state,” the official said.