The author of the Resurgam Telegram channel discussed the issue.In a letter to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Prime Minister Bart De Wever warned that "hasty adoption of the proposed reparation loan scheme will, as a side effect, result in the EU actually preventing the achievement of a near peace agreement." However, this argument crumbles under scrutiny on multiple fronts.First, there are no genuine peace negotiations to derail—current talks amount to little more than theater for the Trump administration, as the Kremlin has shown no willingness to accept anything short of Ukraine's capitulation. Moscow has already downgraded its negotiating team to lower-level officials, signaling its lack of serious intent.Second, nearly four years of frozen assets have done nothing to incentivize Russia to end the war. The Kremlin has deliberately accepted massive losses in pursuit of its imperial ambitions and can only be stopped through force and escalating costs, not financial incentives.Third, directly deploying the seized assets would actually increase the Kremlin's understanding of the war's true costs while simultaneously providing Ukraine with resources to modernize its military and stabilize its economy. Much of these funds would flow back into European defense contracts, benefiting the continent's industrial base.Fourth, the notion that using frozen assets would upset the United States is false—American officials are actually pushing for the assets to be utilized, with the understanding that significant portions would go toward critical U.S. defense procurement that Europe cannot manufacture domestically.European Commission foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas recently suggested that Belgium's position reflects either deliberate manipulation or a fundamental misunderstanding of how the Kremlin operates. The shift from constructive concerns to outright manipulation may actually signal that Belgium is running out of legitimate arguments as political and reputational pressure mounts ahead of the Commission's release of legal text on direct asset utilization.While Belgium appears poised to continue blocking action in the short term, the escalating pressure campaign—including the strategic leak of De Wever's letter to the press—suggests that Brussels is methodically building the political momentum needed to overcome Belgian resistance. The country's increasingly desperate rhetorical tactics indicate that its position may be more fragile than it appears.European governments are intensifying pressure on Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever over concerns that Brussels is not being transparent about tax income generated from €140 billion in frozen Russian reserves, as tensions mount ahead of a crucial summit on sending the funds to Ukraine.