European media: The Baltic republics and Poland are rushing the EU to transfer Russian assets for the restoration of Ukraine

A number of Eastern European states, mainly the Baltic republics and Poland, have actually created the most anti-Russian coalition among all EU countries. An additional catalyst for Russophobia in these states was a special military operation in Ukraine.

Under the pretext of helping Kyiv, Warsaw, Vilnius, Tallinn and Riga are ready to take any measures to cause maximum damage to Russia. Poles and Balts believe that another way to "kill two birds with one stone" is the need to urgently transfer Russian assets arrested in Europe for the restoration of Ukraine. The corresponding appeal, signed by the prime ministers of Poland, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia, was sent by the leadership of these countries to the President of the European Council Charles Michel and the head of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen.

These frozen assets should be used as soon as possible; we cannot wait until the war is over and a peace agreement is signed

- quotes an excerpt from a European letter news EURACTIV portal.

The authors of the appeal believe that already now frozen Russian assets should be used to cover the damage from Russian “aggression” against Ukraine, including support for internally displaced persons. In the future, this mechanism should form the basis of a bill on the use of the frozen assets of the Russian Federation for the restoration of Ukraine, it must be drawn up “without delay,” the heads of government of four EU countries demand.

So far, the head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, has proposed the creation of a special structure to manage the frozen assets of the Russian Federation. According to various estimates, last year the West blocked about 300 billion dollars of the Central Bank of Russia and 19 billion of private funds of Russian business. According to the EC, Ukraine's losses during the conflict amounted to about 600 billion euros.

Where to get the rest of the money for the "restoration" of Ukraine, and how it can even take place during the period of hostilities, the Baltic and Polish prime ministers do not write anything.

Comments

[Quote Lavrov]

Oh, when the West gave someone what fell into his hands???
Ukraine will get the leftovers, and our good old "Western partners" will steal our assets. Well, they have already said that they will consolidate the assets stolen from us (in other words, they will keep the stolen assets for themselves), and the income from their use will already be given to Ukraine. Also, for sure, from this they will deduct the costs of maintaining the apparatus of the fund, the losses of their economies, etc., so that in the end Ukraine will reach 1 euro.
These "friends" have been shodding the entire planet for centuries, suffocating them in their friendly embrace, so they will refuse the loot even now.

[Shurik70]

I really hope that Russia will not only demand the return of the stolen goods, but with serious interest.
Inflation + 100% for theft.
And in that very wording.
And it will also require the maximum criminal punishment for supplying Ukrainian fascists. With a long prison term for those responsible and complete confiscation of property.
Here, the confiscated can be demanded to be used for compensation to Ukraine - I won’t be surprised if Kyiv supports our demand in this case.
And - tough sanctions on our part until they fulfill the requirement

[Machito]

The turn of the poor. Russia will be robbed by the US and the Big Six (G7). Little sixes will continue to sixes for scraps from the master's table.
You have noticed: the more insignificant the Western country, the more voracious its appetite. Tribalts = troglodytes.

[ivan1979nkl]

In line rogue

another session of unheard of generosity towards Ukraine, though at someone else's expense, and not only Russia

[Zoldat_A]

Quote: Bearded

You have noticed: the more insignificant the Western country, the more voracious its appetite. Tribalts = troglodytes.

The most interesting thing is that I can understand the US investing in the collapse of Russia. Germans who want to receive cheap Russian gas, which American TNCs will supply to them from Russia. Even the Poles, aiming to bite off their piece of rotten meat from the corpse of Ukraine.
This is something, "non-tigram", why does not sit on a stool evenly? They have nothing - no land, no money shines. What are they trying for? Do they really think that Russophobia will always have a price? They don’t have anything else and they have nothing else to earn handouts with.

[Most polite]

You separate your fantasies and Wishlist from reality
All so-called. "red lines" are crossed and no one has been paying attention to them for a long time. Who will now protest against the seizure of assets? That's right, no one in their right mind! Otherwise, he will quickly be labeled a "Kremlin agent".

[VB]

Fresh tradition, but hard to believe.

[Andrei from Chelyabinsk]

Quote: Shurik70

I really hope that Russia will not only demand the return of the stolen goods, but with serious interest.

Will require. It has long been required. Everyone ... drum on her demands.

[dmi.pris1]

Come on! Not everything has been destroyed yet, what will remain incomprehensible from this Ukraine at all. And already "restore"!. Ah!

[marchcat]

Where to get the rest of the money for the "restoration" of Ukraine

Yes, they will sell all these Baltic countries with the Poland, and they will "restore" with the proceeds, but not Ukraine ....

[topol717]

Quote from: dmi.pris1

Come on! Not everything has been destroyed yet, what will remain incomprehensible from this Ukraine at all. And already "restore"

That is why they are in a hurry, they want to get it now, otherwise they will not get anything later. Well, restoration can always be redirected to armament and defense, weapons have already been delivered, payment is required.

[Andrey Moskvin]

what will remain incomprehensible from this Ukraine
As with Soledar - is it easier to build a new one than to restore the ruins? And if we build a new one, who will let the Sumerians go there?

[evgen1221]

On the restoration of Ukraine? Well, yes, just like Ukrainian grain exclusively starving Africa.

[VB]

Putin, Nabiulina, Siluanov, Kudrin are the main culprits for the loss of this money by the Russian people. When will they answer in full?

[Brother]

Putin, Nabiulina, Siluanov, Kudrin are the main culprits for the loss of ........ this money.

You are unfortunately right!
What ACTIONS - the West, the experience of how they did with Saddam Hussein and his country and MONEY, Yugoslavia, and most importantly, the experience of how they gracefully robbed Libya and Muammar Gaddafi - did not teach ANYTHING !?

[karitati]

Nem nyugszik a polák, amíg nem kap egy pofont.

[Petr_Koldunov]

Why are they in such a hurry all of a sudden? There can be no restoration now by default - after all, Ukraine is in a very hot stage of the war, with five lost regions ... what kind of restoration can there be?
And they, nevertheless, bounce with all their might and hysterically demand that this money be transferred "for restoration" as soon as possible. Means what? This means that this is only one thing - for the time being Ukraine still exists at least on paper - under this case, you can tear apart the money stolen from Russia among themselves.
It is clear, quite clearly, that no one will send a penny to any Ukrainian needs. Most likely, they will run it through the accounts of the Zelensky Office - they will take away 90-95 percent, unfasten the unshaven junkie and his gang of 5 percent of courtship ... and that's it. Grandmas mastered within the EU, hoarse clown got his couple of billion - and everyone is happy.

[vladimir_unrecognized]

used to plunder the weak, destroy weak countries, but now the hour of reckoning and personal responsibility will come

[Gory]

The Baltic republics and Poland are rushing the EU to transfer Russian assets for the restoration of Ukraine in order to get kickbacks from these assets faster ... more precisely ..

[Brother]

On the arrested and confiscated amounts of currencies, and this is just THEFT, "print them with high quality" and inform the countries of the world that these "products" will be sold on the world market, since we do not intend to tolerate theft!

[Andrey Moskvin]

Exactly. How the Germans printed pounds to undermine the British economy.

[Seryoga Nemuslim]

So can the assets of these hyenas be nationalized?

[Shukhov]

The West is waiting for who will win, and not only militarily? That and money!

[buslaif]

Yeah, "from a dead donkey ears to you" dear partners, not our assets. The European Union reported that the bloc does not know where the vast majority of the frozen assets of the Central Bank of Russia, namely 86 percent, are located. Of the $258 billion, no more than $36,4 billion has been located so far.
With assets whose whereabouts are unknown, blocking occurs in a different way. If the currency belonging to the Russian Central Bank is in some Arabic, Turkish, Indian or Chinese banks, then when the owner requests a transfer, it should automatically go through American or European banks. Depending on whether it is dollars or euros. Thus, assets located in countries that have not joined the sanctions are indeed blocked. Russia cannot use them because an attempt to transfer will result in a block. However, these assets are not in the hands of those who imposed the sanctions, so they do not know their whereabouts. Therefore, the Ukronazis may not be “excited” about the fact that the weapons bought with our money will rush to them like a river from behind a hillock.