DE WEVER TORPEDOES RUSSIA ASSET PLAN, Says ‘Touch Putin's Money And You Will Pay...' | WORLD NEWS

Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever warned European Union leaders against seizing Russia’s frozen sovereign assets, saying such a move would strip Europe of leverage and expose it to severe legal and financial retaliation. "If you take Putin’s money, the money is gone," De Wever said, cautioning that Moscow could respond with counter‑confiscations of Western assets worldwide. He warned the EU could end up paying for the war multiple times, forcing leaders to step back from riskier asset‑seizure plans.