Why (not) plunder Russian reserves. The temptation to use the money to benefit Ukraine is great
There is frozen Russian money in reserves, it is earning interest and the temptation to use it for the benefit of an invaded Ukraine is obvious. But that is not a good idea. Europe wants to support Ukraine, but it does not want to pay for it. When it comes to paying, it is getting tired of war. So the temptation of Russian money is, in short, too great. Using Russian money to fund arms supplies to Ukraine is a great idea. Or is the idea only half great? The G7 group of advanced economic countries wants $280 billion of Russian reserves..
Source https://hnonline.sk/preco-ne-rabovat-ruske-rezervy-pokusenie-vyuzit-peniaze-v-prospech-ukrajiny-je-velke
Source eurointelligence.com/column/raiding-russias-reserves