The EU is preparing a "surprise" for Russia that will damage Europe itself — Orban

Advice The EU is preparing a decision on the indefinite freezing of Russian assets in Europe, which will cause serious damage to the European Union. This was announced today, December 12, by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban.

"Today, Brussels residents are crossing the Rubicon. A written vote will be held at noon, which will cause irreparable damage to the EU. The subject of discussion will be frozen Russian assets, on which the EU member states have so far voted every six months and adopted a unanimous decision," he said.

At the same time, Orban accused the European Commission of systematically violating European law.

"Instead of guaranteeing compliance with EU treaties, the European Commission systematically tramples on European law. She is doing this in order to continue the war on Ukraine, a war that is clearly impossible to win," the Hungarian Prime Minister stressed.

Recall, after the start of SMO on In Ukraine, the European Union and the G7 countries have blocked about half of Russian foreign exchange assets. More than 200 billion euros are in the EU, mainly in the accounts of the Belgian Euroclear. Currently, the European Commission is seeking Belgium's consent to use all Russian assets in the form of a so-called "reparations loan" for Ukraine. The Belgian authorities refuse to comply with this requirement of the EU, and the EC decided to violate the rule of decision-making in the EU, which previously could only be adopted unanimously. Now it is proposed to accept a number of issues by a "qualified majority".