EU countries have frozen assets of Russian oligarchs and entities affected by sanctions . Belgium leads the way with 3.5 billion euros blocked, followed by Luxembourg with 2.3 billion .
Brussels: According to EU statistics released by AFP on Friday, EU countries, led by Belgium and Luxembourg, have frozen 18.9 billion euros in assets of Russian oligarchs and entities affected by EU sanctions.Belgium leads the way with 3.5 billion euros blocked, followed by Luxembourg with 2.3 billion, Italy with 2.2 billion, and Germany with 2.2 billion.