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Belgian PM says will 'stop' Ukraine frozen assets loan if demands not met

EU High Representative and Vice-President for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas talks to the press as she arrives for a European Council meeting gathering the 27 EU leaders to discuss Ukraine, European defence. [AFP]

Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever warned Thursday that he would block plans for a new 140-billion-euro loan for Ukraine using frozen Russian assets unless his country received adequate guarantees from EU counterparts.

EU leaders meeting in Brussels are looking to give a preliminary green light for a "reparations loan" aimed at keeping Kyiv afloat as the war with Russia drags on.

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