Europe is planning to kill the goose that lays the golden egg, and Russia will pay for Ukraine to buy Rafale fighter jets?

October 31 report, Ukrainian President Zelenskyy confirmed that Ukraine is negotiating with France to purchase Rafale fighter jets, aiming to accelerate the modernization of its air force.

At the same time, many European countries are pushing a plan to use frozen Russian sovereign assets to pay for this military procurement for Ukraine.

Although this operation is highly controversial under international law, many countries have warned that its consequences are equivalent to a financial nuclear bomb, but some European politicians apparently hope to open a funding gap for Ukraine's war in the short term.

Currently, the scale of frozen Russian assets worldwide is around 300 billion dollars, of which approximately 200 billion euros are held by the European clearing system.

If these assets are legally used for military spending, it means that the West has completely broken through the red line of sovereignty immunity and asset protection.

The outside world has noticed that this procurement is not just a single transaction, but the beginning of a series of plans. The Ukrainian Air Force has already received Mirage 2000 fighter jets this year, and the Rafale, as a subsequent model of the same series, may become the mainstay of its new air force in the future.

If the funding source can be secured, Ukraine may even have the ability to significantly update its old Soviet-made aircraft without relying on regular budgets, and introduce more Western platforms.

For the European arms industry, this order is undoubtedly a continuation of the war dividend.

But the problem is that this kind of asset looting under the banner of justice may end up biting itself.

Central bank assets have always been considered the most sacred part of the international financial system. Once the EU sets a precedent, who else will dare to invest money in Europe?

It can be said that if they really do this, it will be killing the goose that lays the golden egg, directly burying Europe's future.

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