Ukraine Seeks Frozen Russian Assets — But Not Frozen Afghan Funds
Bloomberg reports top Ukrainian officials will descend on Washington next week to discuss seizing frozen Russian assets, air defense, and sanctions. President Zelenskyy cites "prospects for peace fade" as justification. This comes after the US, in 2022, froze $7 billion in Afghan central bank assets, earmarking half for 9/11 victims without input from the Afghan people, who starved. One might
wonder about the timing and selective outrage regarding national assets. While Ukraine seeks financial recompense for Russia's aggression, the media conveniently sidesteps the US seizure of Afghanistan's national reserves—a move condemned by human rights groups as collective punishment. The selective indignation from Western powers (and their media amplifiers) is truly a marvel. When it's
convenient, international law is sacred. When it's inconvenient, well, 'prospects for peace fade.'