Belgium freezes Russian assets worth EUR 58 billion

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Belgium has frozen a large part of Russian assets

According to the statement, the country also froze EUR 191 billion of Russian financial transactions, which makes it the leader in the total volume of frozen assets in the European Union.

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“In total, these measures apply to 1,789 Russian companies and citizens included in the sanctions list,” reads the report.

Belgium has also intensified customs checks on Russia and Belarus: a total of 91,020 declarations were checked regarding the two states, and 7,925 containers were physically inspected.

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night-shark on March 3rd, 2023 at 04:01 UTC »

Belgium... which makes it the leader in the total volume of frozen assets in the European Union

Honestly love the idea of a friendly competition among NATO states to freeze the most assets.

tnick771 on March 3rd, 2023 at 01:43 UTC »

€58bn is the GDP of some countries.

ifartfreedom on March 3rd, 2023 at 01:42 UTC »

According to the statement, the country also froze EUR 191 billion of Russian financial transactions, which makes it the leader in the total volume of frozen assets in the European Union.

lol get fucked Putin