Belgium to give Ukraine €92 million in proceeds from Russia's frozen assets. The corresponding decision was made by the government of the country, reports CNN..

“The source of these funds are tax revenues collected from Russian financial assets frozen in Belgium,” the government explained..

It is assumed that half of this assistance will be directed to military purposes: the purchase of armored vehicles, weapons and ammunition. The remaining amount, in coordination with the UN, will be transferred to help the civilian population..

“For the war to end, the counter-offensive planned by Ukraine must be successful.. This will be facilitated by the additional assistance that Belgium is providing today,” Belgian Prime Minister Alexandre De Croo said in a statement..

The funds will be transferred as soon as possible..

Since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Belgium has frozen €58 billion of Russian assets. According to this indicator, it is the leader among the countries of the European Union..

As reported, the EU has the legal authority to temporarily raise at least €33.8 billion of the frozen assets of the Russian Central Bank to help pay for the reconstruction of Ukraine..