Putin says seized Western assets could eventually be returned
In practice, temporary administration has in several cases been followed by the sale of businesses to Russian buyers at heavily discounted prices
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Why the EU could not agree to use the frozen Russian assets for Ukraine
We can only hope that the next round of EU talks on the topic of using frozen Russian assets for Ukraine will be more successful
EU moves to freeze Russian assets indefinitely as Moscow sues Euroclear
Brussels advances a reparations-loan mechanism for Ukraine while Belgium warns of legal and financial exposure
As EU stalls on frozen Russian assets, Trump eyes $200 billion U.S. grab for Wall Street
This brazen appropriation exploits the EU's hesitation, as the U.S. holds just $5-6 billion domestically but eyes the €194 billion Belgian trove
EU’s bold move: €210 billion reparations loan to Ukraine amid Belgian roadblocks
A legal bypass allows extending the asset freeze indefinitely by QMV, sidestepping the current unanimity requirement
Russia’s frozen assets stalemate: EU countries will need to individually commit billions of euros
The Prime Minister of Belgium, the host country of Euroclear, insists: no collective confiscation without collective peril
Belgium’s Iron Wall: how one PM held up €140 billion for Ukraine
This time, the roadblock was not Viktor Orbán's Hungary, it was Belgium, and Bart De Wever’s stance was the decisive obstacle
