Belgium’s prime minister says his country, which has the biggest interest in the global diamond trade in the European Union, is supporting a ban on Russian diamonds as part of sanctions targeting President Vladimir Putin’s government for its war against Ukraine. This came during Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyya’s visit to Brussels on Wednesday. For months, the Group of Seven advanced economies and the EU have been working on a scheme to trace and restrict the trade in Russian diamonds to
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, is welcomed by Belgium’s Prime Minister Alexander De Croo prior to a meeting at the prime ministers office in Brussels, Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, is greeted by Belgium’s Prime Minister Alexander De Croo prior to a meeting at the prime ministers office in Brussels, Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023.
“It has taken some time, because we want to avoid that diamond’s ban would be circumvented,” De Croo said, sitting next to Zelenskyy.
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