Sonja van den Ende
The European Commission has developed a remarkable talent: systematically breaking all the rules under the guise of a "rules-based order."
The European Commission has developed a remarkable talent: systematically breaking all the rules under the guise of a "rules-based order." Its latest scheme is the permanent seizure of €210 billion in Russian assets, implemented through emergency legislation intended for financial crises.
For some time now, the EU's more radicalized elites-such as Ursula von der Leyen and others from Western Europe, the Baltic States, and Northern Europe-have been preoccupied with Russia's frozen assets. As I have written, these completely out-of-touch elites insist the " problem" must be solved before Christmas.
Of course, some EU member states disagree. It was already known that the tiny kingdom of Belgium was obstructing the matter, because-as I wrote earlier-they feared a repeat of the theft they committed years ago, when the frozen funds of the assassinated Libyan leader Gaddafi were used to supply weapons to the Democratic Republic of Congo. Congo is a country where, under Belgian colonial rule, the former King of Belgium once oversaw the murder of thousands.
Hungary and Slovakia agreed to the initial freeze on Russian assets in February 2022, on the condition that the measure be unanimously extended every six months. They call it checks and balances-democratic oversight, in fine terms. But now Brussels faces a new problem with the word "unanimous," a term they often tout in their propaganda to citizens. No matter; for them, rules are simply rewritten. They have simply activated Article 122, an article actually intended for "real" emergencies, and thus, in the blink of an eye, the freeze has been made permanent.
Article 122 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) provides for two legal bases, allowing the Council to adopt measures on the basis of a proposal from the European Commission, without the involvement of the European Parliament.
Let that sink in for a moment: from now on, a single country can block the lifting of the freeze. So if Hungary and Slovakia (the two blocking parties) do not wish to participate, but Germany, for example, does, Germany can exercise a kind of veto power. In the worst-case scenario, the freeze-and potentially the funds themselves-can simply continue indefinitely or even be spent.
This reveals the EU's most fundamental problem: Germany (and, to a lesser extent, the Netherlands and France). Having lived there and knowing its population, it is clear that the people-and apparently the politicians as well-are quickly becoming indoctrinated and, moreover, radicalized. We only need to recall the Second World War and, to a lesser extent, the First World War.
Together with the Nazi-like figures from the Baltic States, such as the second so-called "power woman," Kaja Kallas-who currently holds the position of High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy-the EU is doomed. These women have made the most horrific decisions regarding war and peace, and, of course, regarding the theft of Russian assets, as we have recently witnessed.
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According to the German newspaper (tabloid) Bild, almost every second German wants Russia's frozen billions to help Ukraine rebuild (or rather weapons). This is shown by an exclusive INSA poll for BILD; More than 200 billion euros of Russian assets are blocked in the EU. 47 percent of Germans demand that the money be used for Ukraine. Only 34 percent strictly reject this.
What is particularly striking is that in Germany-once praised for its pacifism-the Green Party now holds a clear majority in driving this agenda. This is the party led by figures such as Habeck and Baerbock. Annalena Baerbock, who, according to many German tabloids, has been reenacting scenes from Sex and the City since she began working at the UN in New York. Yet many Germans take pride in this, a result of years of indoctrination in schools and universities, promoted through Soros-funded books and teaching materials. Both Habeck and Baerbock have since abandoned what they perceive as Germany's "sinking ship."
Turning to Germany's state-sponsored news outlet ZDF, where citizens receive their daily dose of propaganda and indoctrination, so-called "experts" confidently tell viewers: "The money is gone-that's the message to Moscow," remarked one obscure security expert regarding the frozen Russian assets. "It's important to demonstrate the ability to act."
Of course, there is no such thing as a "permanent freeze." Indefinitely seizing another's property is simply theft. Belgian Prime Minister De Wever, in a recent interview on Belgian state television VRT, stated: "The IMF is warning about it, the ECB, Japan also wants nothing to do with it, and Hungary, Slovakia, and now the Czech Republic too-and of course the US is against it because it torpedoes their so-called peace efforts."
But von der Leyen continues undeterred, revealing just how deeply indoctrinated, and perhaps even how desperate, she has become. Indeed, many EU countries have reached their limits in receiving asylum seekers and the financial strain that follows, all while their economies decline.
Führer von der Leyen also speaks of EU guarantees in case things go wrong. As Belgian Prime Minister De Wever has already indicated, he senses disaster looming, having witnessed the aftermath of Belgium's Gaddafi and Congo scandals-and he is right. Now that Russia has initiated legal proceedings, European countries should brace for the worst.
The Russian central bank has already filed a lawsuit with the Moscow Arbitration Court against Euroclear, the custodian institution, seeking damages. This move pressures a key link in the asset management chain.
Returning to Europe and its citizens-the residents of this increasingly totalitarian bloc, the European Union-the numbers are sobering. The Netherlands would have to pay €13.4 billion if the scheme fails, amounting to roughly €1,595 per household. Germany would owe €51.3 billion. With approximately 41 million households, that translates to about €1,250 per German household. Citizens are thus being forced to fund a plan they never agreed to-a plan that, fundamentally, constitutes elite theft, a white-collar crime being offloaded onto the public.
This strategy can only be described as utter madness, much like the complete absence of a peace strategy from the von der Leyens, Ruttes, and Kallases of Europe.
War is typically a matter of winning or losing. A peace agreement, even with terms favorable to the losing side, is essential. Consider the end of the First World War, when Germany was saddled with such crippling reparations that it faced bankruptcy and its citizens endured immense suffering. That injustice became a pretext for the Second World War-the infamous Treaty of Versailles.
Yet Europe seems intent on prolonging the war. Its radicalized EU members label Putin "a psychopath" or "a madman who won't stop," insisting, "We must above all ensure that Russia doesn't win." This orchestrated propaganda, repeated daily on news programs and talk shows-particularly the narrative that Europe must militarize-was succinctly summarized by the man who deserves the highest award for lies and incitement, NATO head Mark Rutte:
"We must be prepared for a war on a scale comparable to what our grandparents and great-grandparents endured."
In the modern history of the EU's decline into totalitarianism, Greece was merely the beginning; many citizens there lost their livelihoods. The Greek sovereign debt crisis (or Euro crisis) erupted in May 2010. Since then, numerous other incidents have followed-too many to detail in this article-including the violation of fundamental rights under extended COVID-19 lockdowns, where "emergency measures" suspended basic freedoms for citizens and businesses. Romania's elections were annulled because the EU disapproved of the results. Serbia and Hungary live in fear of "color revolutions," while Moldova and Transnistria are being steered down the same path, all clearly aimed at Russia's destruction.
The EU has transformed from a so-called democratic institution into a totalitarian state. Treaties are optional, unanimity is obsolete. Countries that resist are subjected to the "Hungary treatment"-blackmailed with the withholding of EU funds-or, more recently, the "Belgium treatment," pressured and coerced into compliance, as with the activation of Article 122 to freeze Russian assets.
If the rules no longer apply to those who impose them, what remains of this "rules-based order" or of the EU itself ? Absolutely nothing. The rules-based order and international law have been dead for years. Europe is now prepared to destroy itself over a war that is completely unnecessary, not its conflict, and which has no military solution. What exactly is the end goal ? Why are they doing this ? I doubt even psychologists can fully grasp it. The biggest problem, in my view, is Europe's economic decline, the influx of radicalized refugees-or rather, immigrants-who do not participate in the economy, and the incompetence of politicians indoctrinated by Soros-backed teaching materials and infiltrated by the World Economic Forum (WEF). As Klaus Schwab once boasted, he has his people in every Western government. These politicians believe they are "democratic," but Europe is on a path of self-destruction-it is only a matter of time.