At a European summit on Thursday, De Wever energetically refused an EU plan to fashion a €140 billion loan to Kyiv from immobilised Russian assets without guarantees for Belgium
Trump-induced volatility might reduce the risks for Europe of using Russian sovereign assets to help Kyiv. But signs of a US-induced global financial crisis are mounting
China and Germany have traditionally had close relations, but ties have frayed over myriad issues in recent years, ranging from claims of Beijing’s unfair trade practices to human rights