Скачать или смотреть The Fallout of $300 Billion in Russian Assets: Is the EU Committing Economic Suicide?

The credibility of the European Union is vanishing — fast. This week, Brussels is preparing to **approve what many are calling the outright theft of nearly $300 billion in frozen Russian sovereign assets**, most of which sit in Belgium’s Euroclear. The EU plans to use the profits — and possibly the assets themselves — to finance Ukraine’s ongoing war effort, a move that could **shatter global trust in Western financial systems**.

According to reports from CNBC and Bloomberg**, the **European Council is discussing concrete proposals to redirect cash balances linked to immobilized Russian assets toward Ukraine’s defense and reconstruction. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has already endorsed a plan to turn €170 billion in frozen Russian funds into a “reparations loan” backed by the IMF. Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz supports the idea, while the United States appears hesitant to follow through.

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