Belgium should not be the only EU country to take the risk of using frozen Russian assets to secure a 140 billion euro loan for Ukraine, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said after an informal European Council meeting in Copenhagen.
Most of the Russian assets frozen over the war in Ukraine are located in Belgium, Reuters reports.
The country requested guarantees from the EU before agreeing to the bloc's plan, given that there are legal and financial risks, the world agency recalls.
Von der Leyen pointed to the need for bloc countries to step up their assistance for Ukraine.
Bulgarian Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov is also participating in the summit in the Danish capital.
EU leaders support the program projects of paramount importance that will strengthen European security, including the European "drone wall" and surveillance on the bloc's eastern flank, European Council President Antonio Costa said after the summit, quoted by Reuters.
Bulgarian Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov also took part in the informal meeting of the European Council in the Danish capital.
"I support the view that the entire panorama of defense should be viewed in 360 degrees," the prime minister said, adding that it is important that the union is not protected by just one side.