By locking in Russian assets for good, the EU is finally playing hardball

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By locking in Russian assets for good, the EU is finally playing hardball  In an audacious move, the EU has decided to indefinitely immobilise the Russian sovereign assets, pushing back against external pressure to release the funds before Moscow agrees to pay war reparations to Ukraine.  READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/12/13/by-locking-in-russian-assets-for-good-the-eu-is-finally-playing-hardball  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00After months of political wrangling and a flurry of criticisms issued by U.S. President Donald Trump last week,

00:07European leaders have come out with a strong response.

00:10In an audacious move, the European Union have decided to indefinitely immobilize Russian assets held in EU countries

00:17worth a whopping 210 billion euros.

00:20An emergency clause in the treaties was triggered this week to freeze the overseas holdings owned by the Russian Central Bank.

00:28The measure comes just days after Trump labeled Europe a, quote,

00:32decaying continent and called its leaders weak.

00:35With one bold move, the bloc was able to push back against external interference

00:39and insulate the large sum of money from the Kremlin's war machine.

00:43The bulk of the assets, some 185 billion euros, are held at Euroclear, a central securities depository in Brussels.

00:52The remaining 25 billion are spread in banks across five other EU member states.

00:58Until now, the funds have been paralyzed under the traditional sanctions scheme,

01:03which requires renewal by unanimous vote among the member states biannually.

01:07The next step is to independence under the United States.

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