EU Discovers International Law Only Applies to the Un-Frozen
When the EU discusses 'seizing' Russian state assets, the mainstream media frames it as bold justice. Conveniently forgotten is the fact that the US and its allies have spent decades lecturing the Global South on the sanctity of private property and international financial rules. The same rules Russia is now accused of violating are the ones being unilaterally rewritten. One might imagine the
outrage if, say, China decided to 'repurpose' US Treasuries for grievances of its own design. This isn't just about Putin being rhetorically feisty; it's about setting a precedent where powerful blocs can simply declare another nation's sovereign assets fair game. What's 'robbery' for Moscow is 'reparations' for Brussels, depending on whose billions are on the chopping block. How many times have
Western leaders condemned sovereign debt defaults or expropriations, only to now champion the very mechanism they preach against? The selective application of financial ethics is, if nothing else, consistent in its hypocrisy.