The EU is planning to seize , confiscate , steal; call it what you will Russia’s immobilized funds that have been frozen at the start of the war .
Around the globe it is estimated to be around 500 billion euros that have been immobilised of Russian sovereign bank money.
The largest institution guarding this money is located in Belgium by the ECB or Euroclear. Estimated around 140 billion euro’s is being held here . My country utilises the windfall profits on this money and sends it to Ukraine as aid currently and also gains tax money from these “profits” the initial Sum that had been immobilised is not touched.
There are six other European countries that Also have large ammounts of Russian money but they have yet to declare the ammount they have in stasis and what they are doing with the windfall profits.
Now the EU is pressuring Belgium to release the 140 billion of Euroclear and send it to Ukraine to keep them in the war . It only goes to show that the EU is panicking and that the Channels for money are drying up if they even consider stealing Putins money .
Even in WOII, immobilised assets were untouched so this will set a new precedent and the consequences may be huge,
>Putin could interpret this as a declaration of war.
> Europe can be seen as a unreliable investment partner globally since they can just take control of all assets and money ( see nexperia , nethererlands)
>EU companies in Russia and russian allied countries may be seized in retaliation.
All in all this will cause shock waves in the financial market .
What are your thoughts ?
Sources;
https://www.forbes.com/sites/marktemnycky/2025/10/23/eu-nears-deal-to-use-russian-frozen-assets-as-new-form-of-ukraine-aid/
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/13/dutch-government-takes-control-of-chinese-owned-chipmaker-nexperia.html
https://youtu.be/0_tagkPH4XE