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Ursula von der Leyen has outlined a plan B to fund Ukraine should the reparations loan pegged to the Russian assets fail. The loan is still seen as the best option to keep the financing going even if Belgium plays hardball.

The debate about issuing a reparations loan to Ukraine has prompted one burning question: Where exactly are Russia's immobilised assets?

After a summit of EU leaders, Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever complained he had not received answers to all his concerns about a groundbreaking plan to issue a €140 billion loan to Ukraine.

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday urged European leaders to quickly allow his country to use €140 billion in frozen Russian assets to repair the damage caused by the three-year war with Russia.

The European Union’s executive branch has been developing a plan to use Russia’s frozen assets as collateral to drum up funds

Belgian police used tear gas and water cannon on Tuesday to disperse tens of thousands of protesters who filled the streets of Brussels to denounce Prime Minister Bart De Wever’s proposed austerity measures.

This latest strike has resulted in severe delays and cancellations of services affecting tens of thousands of travellers across the country.

Tens of thousands flooded the streets of Brussels Tuesday to protest against government austerity plans, as part of a national strike that has grounded flights and disrupted public transport.

Dutch far right politician Geert Wilders says he’s “going nowhere” until reports are investigated that he was a possible target of a suspected plot in Belgium to kill politicians using a drone carrying explosives