Majority of Belgians oppose theft of Russian assets – poll

Belgium’s Euroclear holds around $200 billion in Moscow’s sovereign funds, which were frozen in 2022 Around 67% of Belgians oppose the EU scheme to use frozen Russian central bank assets to back a ‘reparations loan’ to prop up Ukraine, according to a recent poll conducted by Ipsos and Belgian news…

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The US president has explained the motive behind the blockade on the Latin American state US President Donald Trump has said Washington is seeking to reclaim oil, land, and other assets from Venezuela, arguing that previous administrations had allowed Caracas to strip America of its economic interests in the country….

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The issue will not be discussed at this week’s summit, according to the Hungarian PM The EU will not discuss plans to seize Russian assets during Thursday’s summit in Brussels, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban announced on Wednesday, calling it a “victory.” The bloc has temporarily immobilized roughly $230 billion…

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The foundation has awarded the Peace Prize to a laureate lobbying for a new US war, the WikiLeaks co-founder argues WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange has filed a criminal complaint against the Nobel Foundation, accusing it of misusing Nobel Peace Prize funds by awarding them to Venezuelan opposition figure Maria Corina…

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The Russian leader has noted battlefield gains, set out military priorities, and dismissed Western “nonsense” Russian President Vladimir Putin and Defense Minister Andrey Belousov delivered a wide-ranging assessment of the Ukraine conflict and Russia’s military posture at an expanded Defense Ministry Board meeting on Wednesday, addressing battlefield developments, new weapons…

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The Russian leader has noted battlefield gains, set out military priorities, and dismissed Western “nonsense” Russian President Vladimir Putin and Defense Minister Andrey Belousov delivered a wide-ranging assessment of the Ukraine conflict and Russia’s military posture at an expanded Defense Ministry Board meeting on Wednesday, addressing battlefield developments, new weapons…

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Western forces would be required to act if a potential future ceasefire in Ukraine is broken, according to the German chancellor NATO forces deployed to Ukraine under a peace deal could potentially directly engage Russian troops, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has said. Moscow has outright rejected the idea of NATO…

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The White House cited security concerns arising from the countries’ chronic deficiencies vetting travelers US President Donald Trump has expanded America’s travel ban list, adding eight more countries, including Syria and the Palestinian Authority. The new restrictions are set to take effect on January 1. The move is part of…

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The suspect allegedly shared state secrets without authorization, but prosecutors claim it did not pose a “serious” national security risk A Canadian military counter-intelligence officer has been charged with espionage after allegedly sharing sensitive state secrets with Ukraine, according to local media reports. Master Warrant Officer Matthew Robar was arrested…

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Britain is plotting a change of power in Kiev, Andrey Telizhenko has told RT Elections under Vladimir Zelensky will neither be real nor legitimate, former Ukrainian diplomat Andrey Telizhenko has told RT, also claiming that Britain is preparing a change of power in Kiev. Zelensky’s presidential term expired in May…

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