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The European Union on Friday
indefinitely froze Russia’s assets in Europe
to ensure that Hungary and Slovakia,
both with Moscow-friendly governments,
can’t prevent the billions of euros from being used to support Ukraine.
Using a special procedure meant for economic emergencies,
the EU blocked the assets until Russia gives up its war on Ukraine
and compensates its neighbor for the heavy damage that it has inflicted for almost four years.
EU Cou…

EU set to lock up Russia's frozen assets so Hungary and Slovakia can't veto their use for Ukraine
The European Union is set to lock up Russia’s assets in Europe until Russia ends its war on Ukraine and compensates for the damage. The move expected on Friday would allow EU leaders to decide how to use Russian Central Bank assets to support Ukraine financially and militarily when they hold a summit next week. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán opposes the decision. He has accused the European Commission of “raping European law.” The EU has frozen $247 billion in Russian assets. Most…

EU indefinitely freezes Russian assets, moving closer to financial lifeline for Ukraine: https://benborges.xyz/2025/12/12/eu-indefinitely-freezes-russian-assets.html

Great news.
EU approves legal workaround to sideline Orbšn, keep Russian assets frozen forever. The EU’s decision undermines the Kremlin’s hopes of unfreezing the money under a post-war peace settlement.
https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-approve…

EU approves legal workaround to sideline Orbán, keep Russian assets frozen forever
The EU’s decision undermines the Kremlin’s hopes of unfreezing the money under a post-war peace settlement.

China Is Snapping Up Overseas Assets Again From Puma to Metals | Financial Post
https://financialpost.com/pmn/business-pmn/china-is-snapping-up-overseas-assets-again-from-puma-to-metals

Analyse: Weltweiter CO₂-Ausstoß steigt trotz aller Fortschritte auch 2025
Dass es der Menschheit noch gelingt, die Klimaerwärmung auf weniger als 1,5 Grad Celsius über dem vorindustriellen Niveau zu halten, "ist nicht mehr plausibel".

EU aims to agree by Friday to long-term freeze of Russian central bank assets (Jan Strupczewski/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/eu-aims-agree-by-friday-long-term-freeze-russian-central-bank-assets-2025-12-11/
http://www.memeorandum.com/251211/p45#a251211p45

Kalshi integrates its event trading platform into the popular crypto wallet Phantom; Dune: in November, Kalshi's trading volume hit $5.8B vs. Polymarket's $3.7B (Nina Bambysheva/Forbes)
http://www.forbes.co…

Kalshi Challenges Polymarket’s Crypto Connections, Launching Tokenized Event Trading Via Phantom Wallet
As Kalshi’s trading volume surpasses Polymarket’s, it will now offer prediction market access to Phantom’s 15 million users on Solana.

Wann wurde eigentlich das Berner Oberland von Deutschland übernommen - oder zumindest von der Deutschen Bahn? #bahnde #deutschebahn #schweiz

»Psychologie — Immer mehr Selbst- und Wunschdiagnosen von ADHS und Autismus:
Zunehmender Einfluss von Social Media auf die psychologische Diagnostik«
Wunschdiagnisen um irgendwie entschuldigend sein Egoismus durchsetzen zu können ist einfach nur daneben. Die Personen, die es wirklich betrifft, werden dadurch gesellschaftlich nicht ernst genommen und das ist deren Verachtung durch den Egoismus der anderen.
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