Will Europe use frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine?

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  Ukraine tells the EU it needs Russian assets.

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  I understand the concerns that some member states have, especially the Belgian government.

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  It's a marching into the war.

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  So the Belgian Prime Minister is right.

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  We should not do that.

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  It's World Business Report from the BBC World Service.

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  This is Andrew Peach on the way how President Zelensky says Ukraine's war machine will be scaled back

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  if the EU won't approve the use of frozen Russian money.

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  First,

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  President Zelensky wants other European leaders to reach a deal on using frozen Russian assets to raise money for Kyiv,

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  warning that Ukraine will soon have to cut back on producing drones if he can't get that money.

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  Mr Zelensky told a summit in Brussels his country faces a financial shortfall of up to $60 billion next year.

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  We want this instrument to support us.

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  We are more confident at the negotiation table with such an instrument than without it.

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  And the question of how you will stand for another year if you have no money,

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  the answer is immediately.

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