politics
March 16, 2026
Belgian PM urges EU to negotiate with Russia
Bart De Wever has argued that diplomacy is the only viable path to ending the Ukraine conflict
TL;DR
- Belgian PM Bart De Wever calls for direct EU negotiations with Moscow to end the Ukraine conflict.
- He suggests that military aid to Ukraine and economic pressure have failed to achieve peace.
- De Wever warns that the EU will face a 'bad agreement' if excluded from negotiations.
- Slovak PM Robert Fico supports De Wever's call, citing emerging 'common sense' in the EU.
- EU representatives were excluded from recent US-brokered talks between Moscow and Kiev.
- De Wever previously opposed confiscating frozen Russian assets, calling it a potential 'declaration of war'.
- Belgium faces significant financial risks due to the large amount of Russian assets held in its clearing house, Euroclear.
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