Issue of seizing Russian assets not on Brussels summit agenda - Orban

The issue of seizing Russian financial assets frozen in the West will not be on the agenda of the EU summit in Brussels, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said upon his arrival in the Belgian capital, where EU leaders are meeting on December 18-19.

"Hungary won the battle ahead of the EU summit. European Commission President [Ursula von der Leyen] announced that the issue of frozen Russian assets will not be on the agenda," Viktor Orban said.

Earlier, Orban confirmed that he would oppose the confiscation of Russian assets at the upcoming EU summit in Brussels, adding that Hungary would seek a ruling from the European Court of Justice if the bloc adopted such a decision.