How the December 2025 summit indefinitely locked US$300 billion in Russian wealth to serve as a permanent hostage for Western “reparations loans.” On the morning of December 19, 2025, a group of European leaders emerged from the European Council Summit with a decision that many are calling a “historic compromise,” but which critics label a […]

European Union leaders failed to agree on whether to use frozen Russian assets as backing for a contentious loan to Kiev’s regime, after Belgium insisted on tougher legal protections, multiple outlets reported. The issue is likely to resurface on the December agenda. RELATED: European Union Expands Sanctions on Russia Bloomberg and Politico say talks at […]