No deal in Brussels as Belgium holds out on frozen Russian assets
• Oct 23, 2025, 8:17 PM
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EU leaders failed to come to a formal agreement on the use of frozen Russian assets to fund a massive loan to Ukraine, after objections from Belgium, where the bulk of the Russian central bank funds are held. EU leaders pushed a formal decision to December. FRANCE 24's Armen Georgian reports from Brussels.
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