KYIV, Feb 7 – Belgium will send EUR 1.7 billion in taxes from frozen Russian assets to help Ukraine, the Belgian publication VRT said.

"Frozen Russian assets held by securities giant Euroclear in Belgium generated EUR 1.7 billion in tax revenue for Belgium last year. That's according to Euroclear's annual figures. The Belgian government will use the cash to provide aid to Ukraine. The total amount of Russian assets blocked at Euroclear amounts to some EUR 183 billion," the Belgian publication VRT said.