Ahead of talks with EU leaders, Belgian PM Bart de Wever said he believed he had a “good chance” of scrapping the reparations loan proposal (Photo: European Council )

EU opts for joint borrowing after marathon talks on Russian frozen assets fail

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by Elena Sánchez Nicolás and Wester van Gaal, Brussels,

EU leaders decided to use joint borrowing instead of Russian frozen assets to support Ukraine, in a big win for Belgian prime minister Bart De Wever, who had long opposed the idea of a reparations loan amid fears of retaliation from ...

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Ahead of talks with EU leaders, Belgian PM Bart de Wever said he believed he had a “good chance” of scrapping the reparations loan proposal (Photo: European Council )

EU opts for joint borrowing after marathon talks on Russian frozen assets fail

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