Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz and EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen are doubling down on Belgium—pushing hard for the country to greenlight an EU scheme that would tap into frozen Russian central bank reserves held there to bankroll Ukraine. The diplomatic squeeze continues as Brussels looks to convert those immobilized assets into tangible aid, a move that could set precedents for how sovereign funds get treated when geopolitics and finance collide.

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0xLostKeyvip
· 12-05 22:31
Freezing Russian assets for Ukraine... does this logic really hold up? --- Here we go again? Belgium is being put on the spot, the EU wants to touch other people's money. --- Wait a minute, directly reallocating frozen assets... if this sets a precedent, who would dare to keep money in Western banks? --- Germany and von der Leyen are teaming up to apply pressure—proves that major powers still call the shots. --- To put it bluntly, they just want to make a fuss over the frozen assets. It sounds reasonable, but the risk is really huge. --- If this really passes, central banks around the world will have to reconsider where to keep their foreign reserves... this is pretty intense. --- Belgium is basically being forced to choose a side.
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AirdropHunter9000vip
· 12-05 22:31
Freezing assets to aid Ukraine puts Belgium in a tough spot, haha.
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GasWastervip
· 12-05 22:25
Freezing Russian assets for Ukraine? This time they're really going for it... Wait, isn’t Belgium getting strong-armed by the EU here? This feels like playing with fire—once a precedent is set, everyone’s at risk. This move is pretty extreme—directly touching another country’s central bank funds... Brussels is being ruthless this time, mixing geopolitics and finance together.
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