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November 28, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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"The money is hard to track" - why is that?
In 2024, several Western countries accused the Belgian government of using part of the tax revenues from assets to cover ordinary budgetary needs. In response to that criticism, the previous Belgian government pledged to transfer the tax revenues to an EU and G7 financial instrument for Ukraine. But Belgium never delivered on that promise. When asked why it was not using the special instrument to be transparent about the funds, the Belgian government did not reply.
November 28, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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EU allies turn screws on Belgium over its tax income from Russia’s frozen assets
European governments are piling pressure on Bart De Wever to allow the Russian cash to go to Kyiv as a mega loan.
www.politico.eu
November 28, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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Day 1,373. Today, in a world exclusive, we report how Donald Trump is preparing to hand over Ukraine’s occupied territories, as his team prepares to fly to Moscow to present the plan to Vladimir Putin. Meanwhile, the Russian President claims his country’s army “cannot be held back”, as Russia experiences one of the heaviest drone raids of the war. Then, we turn to Kyiv, where the offices of the head of President Zelensky’s office – Andriy Yermak – were dramatically raided by anti-corruption officers. And later, at a time when leaders talk about gifting land to the Kremlin, we bring you unheard, rare testimony of what it’s like to live under Russian control in those regions, and what many more millions may soon be condemned to endure.
November 28, 2025 at 7:39 PM