Belgium's foreign minister rejects use of Russian frozen assets plan

UE, NATO, Politica externa

(3 Dec 2025) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Brussels, Belgium - 3 December 2025 1. Wide of Belgian Foreign Minister Maxime Prévot arriving 2. SOUNDBITE (English) Maxime Prévot, Belgian Foreign Minister: "It is of course essential to address Ukraine's financial needs. There should be no mistake. Belgium fully supports this. There is no place for any doubt. But there are different options to do so. We have repeatedly said that we consider the option of the reparations loan the worst of all.