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EU Joins Ukraine to DEFEAT Russia - US Can’t Believe What EU Just Did!

Blow after blow from Europe to Russia. A consensus is being reached to use the Russian Federation's frozen assets. Some of Ukraine's supporters have redoubled their efforts to freeze hundreds of billions of dollars in Russian assets, while announcing new aid packages for Kiev. As is known, one of Europe's powerful tools against Russia is to seize its frozen assets. The total amount of money frozen is more than all the aid the European Union provided to Ukraine during the three-year war. It was previously argued that these assets should be used to finance the reconstruction of Ukraine, since the damage caused by Russian aggression far exceeds $220 billion. But the need for money is even more urgent now. It is impossible to rebuild a country that is still under attack and partial occupation. Justice and common sense dictate that these resources be used to finance Ukraine's defense. Europe can use whatever legal maneuvers it needs. What matters is that Ukraine gets the money right away, so it can buy military equipment and repair the infrastructure that Russia is constantly destroying. In short, Russia should not be allowed to claim that its assets are legally protected at a time when it is dismantling the rule of law and freely seizing Western assets within its jurisdiction. Moreover, it would be in Europe’s own interest to make the funds available to Ukraine right away. Everything Ukraine spends on its defense industry will ultimately strengthen Europe’s own defense capacity and boost its economy. Europe now provides 60 percent of military aid to Ukraine and just under two-thirds of all aid to the war-torn country. The continent is scrambling to boost defense spending as U.S. President Donald Trump rewires decades-old relations between Washington and its allies across the Atlantic. Many countries now face troubling questions about how to build up their defense capabilities while keeping support for Ukraine flowing. The United States, which has been providing Ukraine with a large amount of aid, briefly halted military supplies to Kiev last month in an effort to pressure Ukraine into negotiations with Russia. Experts say Europe could boost its stockpile and capabilities while supporting Ukraine, but that would be a tough ask from the continent and one that many doubt. The foreign ministers of Britain, Germany, France, Italy, Spain and Poland, and the European Union’s top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, said in a joint statement on Monday that the countries had promised Moscow’s “assets to remain dormant until Russia stops its aggressive war against Ukraine and repairs the damage it has caused.” The United States, the European Union and other allies of Ukraine have frozen more than $300 billion in assets in the country since Russia invaded. Most of those assets are held by the Brussels-based financial institution Euroclear. Last month, Britain announced that it had frozen $25 billion in Russian assets, depriving Moscow’s economy of more than $400 billion since February 2022 due to sanctions imposed on Russia by various countries. That would be equivalent to about four years of Russian military spending. The G7, the world’s largest economies, agreed last year to provide Ukraine with a $50 billion loan, backed by profits from frozen Russian assets. While some influential voices have suggested that the immobilization of Russian assets could be used to directly fund Ukraine and its defense industry, the idea remains controversial and dubious under international law. France, which has emerged as one of the most vocal supporters of Ukraine in Europe, has been lukewarm about transferring frozen Russian assets to Ukraine.