Exactly how much of that sum consists of the country’s forex reserves is still unknown, the outlet says, citing an official document Roughly €68 billion ($70 billion) in Russian assets have been frozen by the EU, most of which are in Belgium, Politico reported on Friday.

The country’s cabinet has approved a prisoner swap with Hamas that will see the release of 50 of its citizens and a short truce Israel expects Hamas to release the first group of hostages captured during the October 7 raid on Thursday, the country’s foreign minister, Eli Cohen, has told reporters. His statement came several…

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