❗️Belgian PM Bart De Wever is calling for the EU to be formally mandated to negotiate directly with Russia, warning that without it Europe will be shut out of talks where the US will pressure Ukraine to accept a deal he describes as "a bad agreement for us." De Wever said forcing Russia to a decisive defeat requires 100% US support that is currently lacking, and that Washington at times appears closer to Putin than to Zelensky. #Ukraine

@noelreports He said more than that. #DeWever called for a #Korean-style solution for #Ukraine and a normalisation of relations with #Russia including again purchasing #Russian energy.

#Euroclear was not an outlier.

@noelreports + where are the #Belgian F-16s promised to #Ukraine?