Control over Moscow’s blocked foreign reserves empowers the EU to shape how the Ukraine war ends
Doing so is the only effective means of saving Ukraine
G7’s $50bn loan is no substitute for transferring blocked foreign exchange reserves to Ukraine
US and Japan only member nations still to clarify their contributions to $50bn package
Also in this newsletter: Mussolini’s granddaughter leaves Italy’s governing party for being too right-wing
Leaders agree to front-load funding for Kyiv backed by expected profits from frozen Russian assets
Ukraine needs the money Russia owes it, all of it and fast
Also in this newsletter: Have the farmers’ protests petered out?
Also in this newsletter: Poland and Greece demand a shared EU air defence system
Move against western lenders follows dispute with subsidiary of Gazprom
Hope that Washington’s idea could generate tens of billions in cash for Kyiv
How Moscow can be made to compensate Ukraine without confiscation
Move will allow securities holders to claw back value of investments frozen over Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine
Also in this newsletter: Ireland votes on constitutional change regarding women’s ‘life’ and ‘duties’ in the home
Also in this newsletter: How the EU is trying to soothe concerns of belligerent farmers
Getting the most we can out of available public sources
Proposal would accelerate preparations in time for a February summit to show solidarity with Ukraine
G7 allies are debating whether to spend Moscow’s frozen funds to support Ukraine
Windfall for Belgian depository likely to raise pressure to channel proceeds to Ukraine
Now you see them, now you don’t
The fate of hundreds of billions of euros of Moscow’s money hinges on the intricacies of double-entry bookkeeping
British government has blocked assets of 120 Russian entities and more than 1,200 people
Friction builds in wake of CEO Orcel’s aggressive strategy to overhaul Italian lender’s operations
Chinese territory will ignore ‘unilateral’ sanctions against boat’s Russian owner Alexei Mordashov
Trading resumes following three-week suspension imposed after Ukraine invasion
