Nobody in Belgium wants Russian "blood diamonds" any more, but the next round of EU sanctions still won't ban them.
"Consumers don't want to buy diamonds with blood on them," said Vicky Reynaert, a Belgian left-wing MP.
"Everybody knows what's being done with the money by Alrosa [Russia's biggest diamond firm] — it's going directly to finance the war against Ukraine", she said.
Reynaert spoke to EUobserver after a Belgian parliament committee, on Tuesday (25 April), backe...
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Already a member? Login hereAndrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.
Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.