EU Discovers International Law Optional for Russian Assets
The EU establishment, with all the grace of a toddler in a tiara, is moving to seize proceeds from frozen Russian assets for Ukraine. This, we're told, is a bold stroke of 'justice.' One might wonder, however, if 'justice' now means expropriation without trial on a grand scale, setting a delightful precedent for any powerful nation to simply declare another's assets fair game. History buffs might
recall how readily powerful states have seized another's resources, often wrapped in moral platitudes. This isn't about upholding international law; it's about rewriting it on the fly when convenient. The move, celebrated by Brussels, essentially declares that diplomatic disagreements, however severe, can now bypass established legal frameworks for asset forfeiture. It signals a new era where the
global financial system's sanctity, supposedly its bedrock, can be arbitrarily redefined by political will. How many 'rules-based international orders' does one really need to shred before they admit the rules only apply to some?