# Belgium to keep blocking Russian asset expropriation — foreign minister

https://mins.news/en/item/42430

- TASS, 2026-09-02 17:20 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2181443

> Belgian Foreign Minister Maxime Prevot said Belgium would continue blocking European Commission efforts to expropriate frozen Russian assets. He said most EU countries also opposed the idea, while an initiative by Spain, the Netherlands, Poland and Sweden drew little enthusiasm from other ministers.

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