Europe never sees a bad idea that it doesn’t love.
Whether or not you give credence to widespread reports in the MSM that the Russian economy is ‘on the brink of collapse’, the fact remains that Ukraine is a broken country, and its European sponsors are also suffering major economic difficulties, with surging cost of living and slowing down economies.
Without any further US financial help, the unpopular European leaders are struggling to find ways to keep the war going – and one of the ‘great ideas’ they’ve come up with is to seize the frozen Russian assets in Europe.
This idea has been around for years, and is always discarded because not only can Russia retaliate against European assets in Russia, they’d also be destroying the reputation of their banking institutions – and no one would ever again have assets under their custody.
But the idea has resurfaced again, stronger than ever, so reports now say that Russia may nationalize and sell foreign assets in their country, in retaliation for any European moves to seize Russian holdings abroad.
Bloomberg reported:
“President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday signed an order allowing for fast-track sales of state-owned assets under a special procedure.
The decree is intended to speed up the sale of various companies, both Russian and foreign, the person familiar with the matter said, asking not to be identified because the information isn’t public. Should the European Union begin seizing Russian assets, Moscow may respond with symmetrical measures, the person said.”
“Putin acted as EU leaders meeting in Denmark build momentum for a plan to provide Ukraine with €140 billion ($164 billion) in loans from immobilized Russian central bank assets, ahead of a formal summit at the end of this month. The long-standing proposal to leverage the assets has gained traction after the US under President Donald Trump halted its direct support for Ukraine, leaving Europe to shoulder the burden of aiding the war-battered nation in its defense against Russia’s invasion.”
According to the EU plan, Moscow would only get the funds back upon agreeing to compensate Ukraine for war damages.
The measure is too radical even for France’s Emmanuel Macron.
Macron does not want to steal the assets of the Russian Central Bank, as it would destroy trust in Europe, international law and international finance. However, Macron seems to believe that stealing the proceeds of Russian assets is legal and without consequences pic.twitter.com/JcrKMxPBYM
— Glenn Diesen (@Glenn_Diesen) September 22, 2025
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