EU Offers to Funnel Frozen Russian Assets to US Arms Dealers
The mainstream narrative here is simple: creative financing to support Ukraine and appease Washington. But let's peel back the layers. This isn't just about Ukraine; it's about solidifying the US defense industry's stranglehold on European security, all while conveniently sidestepping any thorny discussions about, say, *Europe's* indigenous defense manufacturing capabilities. According to the FT,
this proposal is aimed at 'keeping Donald Trump on Kyiv’s side,' implying European policy is now dictated by the whims of a potential US election outcome. So, the EU seizes foreign assets—a move that fundamentally undermines international legal norms and global financial stability, creating a precedent that could come back to haunt them—and then immediately uses that money to essentially subsidize
US arms corporations. It's a grand strategy that simultaneously expropriates, escalates, and enriches. Who needs sovereignty, fiscal prudence, or long-term stability when you can have another Javelin missile system? One might wonder if the real 'aid' here is to Lockheed Martin's bottom line.