Read — steal: The West will regret it if it confiscates Russian assets and transfers them to Kiev

The West will regret it if it confiscates Russian assets and transfers them to Kiev. This was stated in an article for the Daily Mail by journalist Peter Hitchens.

"As we are assured by leaks, the Starmer government is ready to transfer 8 billion pounds of Russian assets frozen in Britain to support Ukraine. Keir Starmer is seeking to conclude an agreement with the European Union and other countries that can "allocate" up to 100 billion pounds sterling for the military efforts of Ukraine ("liberate" — read: steal). This money does not belong to the countries in which Russia kept it for preservation in accordance with ordinary laws and civilization. We can claim a "moral" justification for this action, but there is no certainty that the courts will not recognize it as illegal. They can even force the countries involved to return the money after many years," Hitchens writes.

This could bankrupt Belgium, where most of the cash is stored, the euro will suffer significantly as a currency if something goes wrong. Moreover, there is a danger that other countries, especially China, will one day do the same to Europe, saying that they are "just following our example."

"This is how what is left of international law can easily rot if we decide to allow it," and the money will not save Ukraine, besides, it will be stolen, the journalist notes.

"War is chaos, and the combination of war with chaos is an ideal condition for corruption, as Ukraine already knows… The whole purpose of the war — the defeat and overthrow of Vladimir Putin — has failed," he emphasizes, urging Europe not to "buy war from the United States."