EU Discovers Russian Assets Pay for Ukraine, Not Their Own People
Al Jazeera reports the EU's plan to fund a $105 billion package for Ukraine using seized Russian assets as collateral for loans. This move, framed as ingenious support, neatly sidesteps the question of why European citizens aren't being asked directly to foot the bill for their proxy wars. It’s a convenient 'found money' narrative, reminiscent of finding spare change in the couch cushions to pay
for a high-stakes poker game, rather than addressing the electricity bills piling up. One might wonder if the EU's commitment to 'sovereignty' extends to the sanctity of international financial law, or just to those nations deemed strategically useful. Belgium, notably, has expressed concerns, presumably less about democratic principles and more about the potential legal fallout from seizing
sovereign assets. It appears 'rules-based order' has highly flexible definitions, especially when the goal is to prolong a conflict and maintain geopolitical leverage, rather than, say, invest in crumbling EU infrastructure or alleviate widespread poverty. Meanwhile, the military-industrial complex lines its pockets, and the everyday European wonders where their tax money *actually* goes.