EU Commission just floated a proposal to leverage up to €210 BILLION from frozen Russian assets as collateral for loans. The catch? Kiev wouldn't need to repay until Moscow coughs up war reparations. Talk about weaponizing finance. This kind of large-scale asset freeze sets a precedent that could ripple through global markets—what does it mean for sovereign asset safety and geopolitical risk pricing?

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RektButAlive

· 11h ago

This is a brilliant move—using frozen assets as collateral and shifting the debt to compensation... Ingenious.

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OnlyOnMainnet

· 23h ago

This move is genius—are they really using frozen funds as chips to play?

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SerumSurfer

· 23h ago

Using frozen assets as collateral is indeed a tough move, but what do central banks around the world think?

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FOMOSapien

· 23h ago

Haha, 21 billion euros is really ambitious. This logic is just absurd—using frozen assets as collateral? Is there really such a way to play this game? --- To put it plainly, they're just betting that Moscow will have to pay up; otherwise, Kyiv has no idea how to repay. This is quite a big game. --- I just want to know if in the future, central banks around the world will all start freezing each other's assets... Feels like the global financial order is about to be reshuffled. --- This move is ruthless—it's basically using frozen assets to underwrite Ukraine. But what if Russia flat-out refuses to pay? --- Weaponizing finance has become so blatant; how can anyone talk about market neutrality anymore... --- But then again, if this operation really works, the dollar hegemony will get another weight added to the scale. --- So, is the EU sure that Russia will have to compensate, or are they just putting on a show for someone? The more you think about it, the scarier it gets. --- This is basically a disguised global asset freeze. Who would dare keep their money in Western banks anymore...

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DaisyUnicorn

· 23h ago

The EU’s move... they’re really bold, freezing assets as collateral and directly pricing in geopolitical risks. It’s like planting landmines in the garden and waiting for someone to step on them. --- A €21 billion bet—will the winner be Ukraine or the entire financial system? My money’s on the latter having to settle the bill. --- The flower of sovereign asset safety has been almost completely picked by geopolitics. Who would dare to keep their money abroad in the future? --- Isn’t this just the story of under-collateralization in DeFi? Only this time, the actors have changed from project teams to national governments. Same playbook, same game. --- “Weaponizing finance” sounds nice, but in reality, it’s just freezing your money and forcibly lending it to someone else. This logic feels kind of... dangerous. --- Just wait and see how Russia retaliates. Global risk pricing will have to be recalculated.

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StopLossMaster

· 23h ago

Damn, this move really treats frozen funds like an ATM.

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