Europe’s Move To Unfreeze Russian Assets for Ukraine Prompts Possibly Most Eye-Popping Russian Reaction Ever

The financial screws are tightening around Moscow, and that’s got the Kremlin squawking anew.

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A view of the Kremlin at Moscow, May 3, 2023. AP

Europe is inching closer to using profits from frozen Russian central bank assets to finance Ukraine’s reconstruction. While this is not exactly the same thing as using the assets themselves for that purpose, it is a viable approximation, and dovetails with similar moves at Washington. 

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