From the New Voice of Ukraine, Dec 4, 2025:
"In an interview with Belgian daily La Libre, the PM spoke about “incredible pressure” from the EU to seize Russian assets that are frozen in Belgium’s clearing house Euroclear.
“It would be a nice story: taking money from the bad guy, [Russian dictator Vladimir] Putin, and giving it to the good guy, Ukraine,” De Wever said.
“But stealing frozen assets from another country, its sovereign wealth funds, has never been done before. This is money from the Central Bank of Russia.”
He then suggested that the usual approach is to use the frozen funds of a losing side in a war to compensate the victors. De Wever dismissed any possibility of a Russian defeat, before suggesting that it would not be “desirable” for a country with nuclear weapons to lose, since it would lead to instability.
“But who really believes that Russia will lose in Ukraine? It's a fable, a complete illusion,” the PM said.
“It's not even desirable for them to lose and for instability to take hold in a country that possesses nuclear weapons.”
De Wever explained that the Kremlin has warned Belgium and the PM personally, threatening some kind of retaliation if the assets are confiscated.
“Moscow has let us know that in the event of a seizure, Belgium and I personally will feel the effects ‘for eternity.’ That seems like a pretty long time,” he said."
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What a pathetic excuse of a human being this statesman is!
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