“HUGE DEVELOPMENT: The United States has notified the European Union that it wants frozen Russian sovereign assets incorporated into a negotiated settlement of the Ukraine war. That position immediately exposes a major problem for Brussels.”

https://x.com/realjoshuareid/status/2001382635814179250

“That is why peace has become more destabilizing to the EU than full scale war.”

….

“The risk for the EU is not diplomatic embarrassment, but potential financial and institutional collapse

If you are not following @PrometheanActn you probably should be. They are the OGs and have been hitting the nail on the head.”

Sundance comments https://x.com/TheLastRefuge2/status/2001677644660920368

and did Z just threaten Trump?

https://x.com/TheLastRefuge2/status/2001680404802404551

sundance in depth followup

“The issue reflects a political disconnect where the EU leaders want to give money that the EU citizens do not support giving.”

https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2025/12/18/eu-desperate-to-find-a-way-to-use-frozen-russian-assets-to-fund-ukraine

NOTE .. Sundance also embeds the Kokinda piece on FSOC I posted yesterday at the end.