EU Eyes Russian Billions for Ukraine, Ignores Gaza Starvation
The EU grapples with legal gymnastics to reroute €210 billion of Russian central bank assets toward Ukraine's war effort, as detailed by the Financial Times. A neat trick when cash is needed for Brussels' geopolitical priorities. Yet, this same agility seems to vanish when the topic shifts to humanitarian aid for Gaza, where international calls for funding and protection are met with bureaucratic
inertia and selective outrage. The double standard is stark: swift action for one conflict, a slow death for another. One might wonder if the EU's commitment to 'rule of law' is as flexible as its choice of allies. The rapid legal inventiveness to seize Russian funds contrasts sharply with the agonizingly slow and often blocked provision of basic humanitarian aid to Gaza, where children are
reportedly starving. Apparently, the sanctity of international finance is paramount, while the sanctity of Palestinian lives remains tragically negotiable.