Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever warned on Thursday that directly confiscating Russian assets would constitute an act of war and have serious consequences for Europe’s financial system. Speaking on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, during the Ukrainian Breakfast 2026, De Wever…
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“You cannot just take somebody’s money. We’re not at war with Russia. Europe is not at war with Russia. You cannot simply confiscate money. That is an act of war. Shouldn’t underestimate it — it has never happened in history,“
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