So sorry; i just posted something that was old. I was so excited when i saw it that I dildn't realize it was old.

[Amaryllis]

So Sorry; see post number 5 from Peace Wave. I just got this today and didn't notice the date.
I debated just taking it down but decided to put the correction here.

https://deanblundell.substack.com/p/breaking-the-eu-just-handed-ukraine
WAY more at link!

BREAKING: The EU Just Handed Ukraine $300 Billion in Frozen Russian Assets, Considers MASSIVE US Bond Sell-off
Nice to see the EU grow up this week.
Dean Blundell
Dec 11, 2025

💣 Europe’s €210 Billion Kill Shot: The Day the EU Crushed the Trump–Putin Fantasy With One Financial Nuke

There are days in geopolitics when someone gives a speech, signs a treaty, or launches a missile, and history shifts by a few degrees.
And then there are days like this —
When Europe walked into the global vault, turned the deadbolt on €210 billion of Russian sovereign assets, and effectively told Donald Trump: “You don’t run the world anymore, sunshine. And you definitely don’t run our books.”

While America wrestles with a president who thinks tariffs are math and MRI machines are optional, the EU just executed the kind of decisive economic warfare that actually changes outcomes. No tanks. No threats. No grandstanding.

Just money — weaponized with a level of precision autocrats can’t counter.

And that’s the whole story:
Europe finally learned how to crush Trump and Putin where it hurts most — in their wallets.

[ret5hd]

1. Hooray (nt)

[Amaryllis]

2. YES!!! Some really good news. A game changer.

[ananda]

3. Loud echo!

Hooray!!!

[bluestarone]

4. Thank God for Europe!!

TYVM!!

[PeaceWave]

5. Sorry, but you got this story completely wrong. Also, it's not "breaking news."

First off, this story is dated December 11th. All of this went down approximately a month ago. Second, the money wasn't just handed to Ukraine. Third, it did not derive from frozen Russian assets. A $90 billion Euro loan was made by European nations to Ukraine with the potential of that loan being repaid in full or in part by frozen Russian assets.

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/eu-leaders-agree-ukraine-financing-2026-27-belgiums-approval-key-2025-12-18/

"Today we approved a decision to provide 90 billion euros to Ukraine," EU summit chairman Antonio Costa told a press conference early on Friday morning after hours of talks among the leaders in Brussels. "As a matter of urgency, we will provide a loan backed by the European Union budget."

USE OF RUSSIAN ASSETS TOO COMPLEX AT THIS STAGE

"The idea of EU borrowing initially seemed unworkable as it requires unanimity and Hungary's Russia-friendly Prime Minister Viktor Orban had opposed it. But Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic agreed to let the scheme go ahead as long as it did not impact them financially.

The EU leaders said Russian assets, totalling 210 billion euros in the EU, will remain frozen until Moscow pays war reparations to Ukraine. If Moscow ever takes such a step, Ukraine could then use the money to pay back the loan."

[Amaryllis]

6. So Sorry; you are right...it came today and I neglected to notice the date.

[PeaceWave]

7. No problem. I WISH the frozen Russian assets would all simply be turned over to Ukraine.

[Amaryllis]

9. Me too. I was so excited that i completely overlooked the wrong date.

[h2ebits]

11. Thanks for posting this article and summary!!

[hlthe2b]

8. YEAH!!!!! (about time, too) If there is any left, give that to them too!

[h2ebits]

10. Thank you for posting this so Peacetrain could update

In the comment section with the Reuters article. I hadn't seen the Reuters article so it was very helpful news.

[Amaryllis]

12. Oh good. So it appears that my blunder had a good outcome!

[h2ebits]

13. Indeed it did!