Dhaka, Oct. 24 -- Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever warned Thursday that he would block plans for a new 140-billion-euro loan for Ukraine using frozen Russian assets unless his country received adequate guarantees from EU counterparts.
EU leaders meeting in Brussels are looking to give a preliminary green light for a "reparations loan" aimed at keeping Kyiv afloat as the war with Russia drags on.
The EU's executive has floated a complex scheme that would see Ukraine pay back the money only once Russia coughs up for the damages it has wrought.
Belgium, where the bulk of the money is held at the international deposit organisation Euroclear, has demanded guarantees that the rest of the EU will share any liabilities if Russia takes the ma...