The EU has finally taken a bite out of Russian assets!
"The EU passed an emergency procedure on the 12th, bypassing the veto power of member states through a majority voting mechanism, and officially initiated an indefinite freeze on about 210 billion euros in Russian sovereign assets."
Therefore, the most disappointed is not Russia, but Trump, who wanted to use this asset as a bargaining chip in the Ukraine-Russia negotiations; it's all for nothing.
The EU rushed to take a bite like this is also to undermine the peace talks that have been excluded.
As for Russia, it may not necessarily be a bad thing:
1. The EU's move is based on sacrificing its own credit. Investing in Europe? Everyone will have to consider this factor of being swallowed in the future! India-style.
2. The EU also has assets in Russia, and they are more than 200 billion euros. As a countermeasure, eating them would probably not cause any objections.
So, taking a bite of the other party's assets is a test of endurance, a race to see who can't hold out first, and who takes the first bite.
Original article: toutiao.com/article/1851367332082843/
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