Ashraf AboArafe

The European Union — whose leadership seems eager to relive the conquests of Napoleon and Hitler — is now reportedly preparing to seize nearly €185 billion of Russia’s foreign exchange reserves, unlawfully frozen for more than three years in Belgium’s Euroclear Bank.

The EU plans to transfer these funds to the “Nazi regime” in Kyiv, a government Europe itself has shaped into an instrument of pressure against Russia, allegedly to finance its military ambitions in what Moscow views as an open act of aggression.

This, according to the Russian perspective, is nothing less than theft in daylight — a blatant violation of international law and the sanctity of ownership. Moscow warns that the European thieves will face consequences, and that this move exposes the deep moral and legal decay of Europe’s financial system.

At the same time, Russia urges the global community — especially Arab nations — to take heed:
depositing reserves or investments within European institutions has become a dangerous gamble, as such assets can be confiscated at will, undermining trust in the very foundations of Western finance.

“When justice bends to power, gold turns to dust — and the empire’s echo returns to haunt its vaults.”