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DeathToZionazis"m" ( bubblybubbles@lemmy.ml )  to Europe@lemmy.ml · 1 year ago

The EU wants to steal Russian money and give it to Ukraine. How is that supposed to work?

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The EU wants to steal Russian money and give it to Ukraine. How is that supposed to work?

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DeathToZionazis"m" ( bubblybubbles@lemmy.ml )  to Europe@lemmy.ml · 1 year ago
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The bloc’s leaders have been pressuring Belgium for months to allow it to seize Russian sovereign funds
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  • Deifyed ( Deifyed@lemmy.ml ) 
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    Do you think you can invade a sovereign nation without there being consequences?

    • geneva_convenience ( geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml ) 
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      Yes look at Israel

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        I hope Israel will get their consequences too

        • geneva_convenience ( geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml ) 
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          It won’t.

          Also Russia is not getting sanctions, the EU is stealing their money.

          • Deifyed ( Deifyed@lemmy.ml ) 
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            How would you say EU are stealing their money?

            • geneva_convenience ( geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml ) 
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              Russia had investments and other assets in the EU. First the EU froze their assets, which in itself is a dangerous move because it claims ownership over anothers investments. Now the EU is selling those assets and giving the money to Ukraine. This is directly stealing money from Russia.

              If you buy S&P500 stocks and the US decides to “confiscate your assets to give to Donald Trump” then effectively you have been robbed.

              • Deifyed ( Deifyed@lemmy.ml ) 
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                Do you call it stealing when the police takes your money after you’ve got pulled over for speeding as well? Or, to more accurately mirror Russia’s actions, drive into someone else’s yard killing and abducting the residents

                • geneva_convenience ( geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml ) 
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                  There is a well known and clear agreement that if I speed I pay a fine. There are also cases of cops “confiscating” people’s money which I would indeed classify as stealing.

                  The problem here is that Ukraine is not in the EU and Europe made up a punishment after Russia invaded Ukraine.

                  Trump too can make up things and sign them into law after you invested your money, giving him the “legal authority” to steal it, but he’s still stealing your money, which is the example I’m giving.

                • BrainInABox ( BrainInABox@lemmy.ml ) 
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                  The EU is not the fucking world police. This is like some random guy pulling you over and taking your money.

    • BrainInABox ( BrainInABox@lemmy.ml ) 
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      Clearly, western countries, including many European ones, do it fairly often. Not to mention their ongoing support for Israel.

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