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Under the radar. A Belgian court ruling that the freezing of a Russian bank's assets was illegal, a key challenge to the sanctions regime, is reported by Russian state media but absent from Western outlets in this batch.
⚡ Markets: Sets a potential legal precedent that could complicate or undermine the enforcement of Western sanctions on Russian assets, creating uncertainty around the sanctions regime's durability.EURRUB
Belgium's State Council has ruled that the Belgian Treasury's refusal to unblock assets belonging to Russia's BCS Bank was illegal. The ruling represents a legal challenge to the implementation of EU sanctions against Russian entities.
West MSM: noneNon-West State 21 country
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