US EditionEU Heavyweight Italy Joins Belgium in Opposing Russian Frozen Assets Plan
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After Belgium, Italy also refuses to allow EU leaders to use frozen Russian assets for new aid packages for Ukraine. According to Csaba Dömötör, a Fidesz MEP, Brussels will likely respond to this situation with illegal pressure again. Belgium has already been threatened with the same measures against it as it previously used against Hungary.
Italy and Belgium work together to pressure the Commission to propose alternative solutions for financing Ukraine
Member states step up opposition to EU seizing Russian funds – Politico
Italy, Belgium, Bulgaria, and Malta have reportedly warned the European Commission against using frozen assets to aid UkraineThe Euroclear office, Brussels, October 17, 2025. © Ansgar Haase / picture alliance / Getty ImagesItaly, Belgium, Bulgaria, and Malta have urged the EU to explore alternatives to seizing frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine, Politico Europe reported on Friday, citing an internal document.The European Commission hopes to …
A heavyweight has joined in: Four EU countries now oppose plan to transfer frozen Russian assets to Ukraine - PoliticoItaly, Belgium, Malta and Bulgaria have opposed an EU plan to transfer €210 billion in frozen Russian assets to Ukraine. They are calling on the European Commission to consider alternative financial assistance options, such as joint EU debt.
Italy has joined Belgium in opposing the EU plan to use about Euro210 billion of frozen Russian assets to finance Ukraine, a position that Rome has taken in an internal document that has been read by political journalists, and the publication notes that this may call into question the political agreement reached at the EU summit the following week, and Rome and Brussels support Malta and Bulgaria.
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