US Proposes Unfreezing Russian Assets to Revive Ukraine Peace Talks

 

US Proposes Unfreezing Russian Assets to Revive Ukraine Peace Talks

 

The United States proposed releasing some frozen Russian sovereign assets as part of a Ukraine peace agreement, citing four unnamed people briefed on the discussions. Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner raised the idea during talks in Miami, including potentially moving funds into a financial vehicle overseen by Washington. European delegates rejected relinquishing control. An unnamed US official told Financial Times that the mechanisms and spending arrangements remained under discussion.

Western countries froze roughly $300 billion in Russian sovereign assets following Russia’s 2022 invasion, with much held at Belgium-based Euroclear. European governments have used proceeds from the assets to support Ukraine, while proposals to seize the principal have faced legal concerns. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Moscow had no information about the reported US initiative but would pursue recovery of its assets through legal action.

GhostofBasedPatrickHenry: Perhaps this is why the Diaspora is going after Jared Kushner? With a Soros-funded NGO?

Remember: Vladimir Putin expelled George Soros and the Open Societies Foundation from Russia in 2003. That move is essentially why Fox News and the GOP suddenly started calling Putin a dictator in 2006. (Reconcile…)

We always anticipated that Trump would lift the sanctions on Russia. This is happening incrementally, in stages. First he allowed Russia to sell others oil, then he allowed Russia to sell the US oil, now he is going to unfreeze Russian assets. The next logical step is the lifting of sanctions.

Mind you, this is all in conjunction with Trump saying in an interview that he doesn’t like Zelensky and would like to see him out of office.

Has anybody checked on Laura Loomer? She’s been rage-posting all week about Putin being the embodiment of evil and this new wrinkle is not going to help her mental well-being.

When Trump fully sides with Putin and walks away from Israel, I think we will see Loomer turn on Trump. And she is quite vicious (as Trump has pointed out). A nasty woman, really. I don’t expect her to be subtle about it.

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From Wiki:

Laura Elizabeth Loomer (born May 21, 1993) is an American far-right^[a] political activist, conspiracy theorist,^[b] and internet personality.

Born in Tucson, Arizona, Loomer has worked as an activist for several organizations, including Project Veritas, the Geller Report, Rebel News, and InfoWars. She has described herself as being "pro-white nationalist"^[c] and a "proud Islamophobe",^[d] repeatedly making racist and anti-Muslim statements in public settings.^[e][f] She currently hosts a show, Loomer Unleashed, streaming weekly on Rumble.

Loomer has been banned on numerous social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, and formerly Twitter (now X, where she has since been reinstated^[1]), as well as on payment processors, and vehicle-for-hire and food delivery mobile apps, for violating policies on hate speech and misinformation.^[2][3][4][5] Loomer has been banned and removed from a number of events, and has had her press credentials revoked for alleged harassment and causing disturbances.