Belgium freezes Russian assets worth over USD 61 bn

28/02/2023

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The Ministry of Finance of the Kingdom of Belgium has frozen Russian assets worth over $61 billion, Deputy Prime Minister Vincent Van Peteghem announced.

Additionally, the ministry blocked Russian financial transactions worth $202 billion. In general, new measures affected 1,789 Russian entities and individuals who had been put on the EU’s sanctions list in response to the Russian war against Ukraine.

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