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Diplomats and officials react with outrage to new details of the U.S. peace plan, warning it could wreck their efforts to help Ukraine survive the war.

Donald Trump has hurled a wrench into one of the most sensitive negotiations currently under way in Europe, potentially derailing efforts to help fund Ukraine to stay in the fight against Russia.

For months European Union officials have been trying — and failing — to work out a way to use around €140 billion of immobilized Russian state assets held largely in Belgium to support Kyiv’s war effort. The cash is desperately needed as Ukraine is at risk of running out of money early next year.

Talks in Brussels are now at an extremely delicate stage, diplomats said, as top officials try to finesse a legal text that would enable the frozen funds to be used for a loan to the Ukrainian government.

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[–] HellsBelle@sh.itjust.works 43 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

But the United States’ new 28-point blueprint for a ceasefire includes a rival idea for using those same assets for American-led reconstruction efforts once a truce has been agreed. The U.S. would take “50 percent” of the profit from this activity, the document said.

The mf'er is now trying to steal from the world. And I keep hoping somebody -- or anybody -- will shut him down ... but nobody is.

[–] Eldritch@piefed.world 6 points 16 hours ago

Technically he isn't stealing. The money is still going back to Putin. Minus the finders fee Vova said he could keep.

[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 20 points 17 hours ago (3 children)

Sounds like the EU should do something.

[–] Kyrgizion@lemmy.world 17 points 17 hours ago

Sorry, best we can do is scan all your chats and communications for cp.

[–] Lembot_0005@lemy.lol 4 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

How about consultations? Debates maybe? A few meetings?

[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 2 points 13 hours ago
[–] WanderingThoughts@europe.pub 2 points 15 hours ago

Tarrif the shit out of USA products and services "as retaliation" for this plan.

[–] ms_lane@lemmy.world 17 points 16 hours ago

The money is in Belgium, he has no access to it.

The answer is simply: No.

[–] Pringles@sopuli.xyz 4 points 6 hours ago

I feel this is where the coalition of the willing as the dubbed it, need to step up and say "fuck this", find a solution for the frozen assets, establish a no-fly zone over Ukraine and put the US under pressure to stop being a little bitch and continue the intel support.

That being said, without US sanctions and support this would become exponentially harder to do.

[–] ol_capt_joe@piefed.ee 3 points 16 hours ago