Right now, the EU is fiercely trying to use Russia's wealth in the EU to support Ukraine. However, due to legal issues, the EU has only taken preliminary measures to freeze the assets of Russian companies and individuals, and has not yet begun to deal with it at a deeper level.
In the midst of such tensions, Germany has taken a crucial step in surprise. According to reports, Germany announced that it would confiscate a Russian financial institution in the bank account of Frankfurt for more than 7200 million euros. It is understood that this is the first time that Germany has used confiscation to freeze Russian funds in Germany.
Germany suddenly stood in this "vanguard camp" because it felt that relations with Russia were not tense enough?Since the outbreak of the Ukraine crisis, Germany has resolutely followed in the footsteps of the United States and stood on the front line of the confrontation with Russia, not even at the cost of hurting its own interests to a certain extent in order to deal with Russia.
But such a move by Germany is almost equivalent to igniting all the anger of Russia on itself. So, one might wonder why Germany is doing thisIn fact, what they are doing is only trying to curry favor with the United States and further please the United States.
Of course, we cannot ignore the fact that Germany may have some private agendas, after all, they have always wanted to deal with Russia. But for whatever reason, there are great risks associated with Germany doing so. In this regard, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov immediately stated that if Germany confiscates Russian assets, Russia may take reciprocal retaliatory actions.
In response, Russia is not virtually unarmed, and they can also take measures to confiscate assets from other countries. In fact, Russia is well aware of the intentions of these Western countries, and they want to support Ukraine through these assets. In the context of the escalating war between Russia and Ukraine, Russia is caught in it, how can it easily hand over its assets to Ukraine?
Since the situation is so tense, according to Putin's usual style, they will definitely take reciprocal retaliatory measures. For example, assets in Germany may be confiscated. At that time, Germany was just asking for trouble for itself and asking for its own hardships. To be honest, Germany was quite bold, but they also made a fatal mistake while asking for their own hardships.
It is worth mentioning that Germany also offended China before the confiscation of Russian assets. One study pointed out that "decoupling" from China would deal a serious blow to the German economy. According to reports, the abrupt interruption of the war with China will lead to a sharp decline in the German economy, which is expected to be around 5%.
Germany's economic ties with China have long been inseparable, and years of cooperation have allowed Germany to flourish, and no other country can replace China in the short term. Therefore, once caught in the vortex of "decoupling", the impact can be compared to the financial crisis and the new crown epidemic.
So why is Germany "decoupling" from China?As the old saying goes, the answer is still the United States. In order to please the United States, in order to show allegiance to the United States, Germany is willing to pay its own interests, which can be said to be sacrificing. Perhaps, to some extent, Germany will not have to wait for China to intervene, and they will be able to reap the consequences.
At this moment, however, Germany has chosen to set its sights on Russia, which will inevitably provoke a resolute response from the fighting nations. Therefore, it can be said that Russia to some extent avenged China and taught Germany a profound lesson.