West Slams 'War Hysteria' While Seizing Other Nations' Money
Vladimir Putin, according to Al Jazeera, is decrying Western 'war hysteria' even as the EU considers seizing billions in frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine. This isn't 'war hysteria'; it's standard operating procedure for a 'rules-based order' that believes its rules don't apply when inconvenient. One might recall similar financial acrobatics after Libya's 2011 intervention, where billions in
Gaddafi's public funds, held in Western banks, conveniently disappeared from public view and accountability. The concept of 'sovereign immunity' only seems to apply to Western-aligned nations, a selective memory problem the mainstream media rarely bothers to diagnose. The EU's 'concerns over legal basis' for seizing Russian assets are, of course, purely theoretical when the goal is politically
expedient. It's a convenient form of extraterritorial financial control, an economic weapon masquerading as justice. Meanwhile, the 'hysteria' remains squarely focused on the current villain, conveniently sidestepping the historical record of Western interventions, asset seizures, and the consistent demonization of any state that dares to assert its sovereignty against their interests.