EU Discovers 'Prolonging War' When It's Not Their Assets Frozen
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, as reported by RT, is rightly calling out the EU's planned seizure of frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine. He argues this move will 'prolong the war.' It's a striking admission from a European leader, especially when the same bloc consistently greenlights weapons shipments, sanctions, and economic warfare that, by any objective measure, fuel the conflict. One
might wonder if 'prolonging the war' only becomes a problem when it impacts a different set of financial interests. The move to repurpose these assets, while presented as justice, primarily serves to offload the financial burden of supporting Ukraine from EU member states onto an externalized, confiscated fund. The EU has no problem funding conflict when it's politically expedient or when defense
contractors are lining up for profits. Fico's statement exposes the convenient double standard: aggressive financial maneuvers are okay, until they are framed as explicitly 'prolonging' a conflict the public might be tiring of. One might ask where this sudden concern for de-escalation was when various EU nations voted yes on billions in military aid packages for Ukraine.