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In this context, the fact that Belgium keeps making windfall revenue on immobilized Russian reserves (via taxation of Euroclear) must be re-examined. Belgium should transfer all that corporate tax income, with retroactive effect starting March 2022, to Ukraine in a transparent manner. Now. (2/2)
December 19, 2025 at 11:11 AM
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One more point actually, about Belgium.

The Belgian authorities have indicated that they were vulnerable to Russian bullying. PM Bart De Wever has been commendably transparent that Putin's direct threats were among his motivations to oppose the Commission's proposal for a Reparations Loan. (1/2)
December 19, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Everything for those few extra points in the polls.
December 16, 2025 at 12:08 PM
I hope so. Robert made episodes on most of the guys in your vid, but seeing it all on timeline really helps to contextualize it.
December 14, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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Un extrait de cette tribune vient de paraître dans le Financial Times ce 11 décembre : www.ft.com/content/3b4e...
Letter: Reparation loan idea gets Belgian experts’ thumbs up
From Francis Biesmans and others
www.ft.com
December 11, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Love Nerd Tintin and Captain Jock
December 6, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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The affirmation by Maxime Prevot, Minister of Foreign Affairs, last Sunday on RTL-TVi, was also an obvious case of rhetoric of the fear : he claimed wrongly that the EC proposal is completely illegal. A lot of lawyers argue differently.
www.lesoir.be/714850/artic...
Utiliser les avoirs russes gelés en Belgique pour aider l’Ukraine est conforme au droit international
Au regard du droit international, l’usage des avoirs russes gelés pour financer l’aide à l’Ukraine est légal. Les objections d’Euroclear, du Premier ministre Bart De Wever et du ministre des Affaires ...
www.lesoir.be
December 5, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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And it goes from humiliating to malicious when the main produce of the company is oligarchical fascism. Since I'm not an elected official, I will add this: the fine should be hundreds of *billions*, and it should be used to fund local reporting and computer-free public schools and universities (2/2)
December 5, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Confiscate De Wevers Roman Paraphernalia. The wannabe Cesar will obey immediately.
December 4, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Remind me to never buy a digital fridge
December 4, 2025 at 7:30 AM