The EU - the mafia state with the blue flag!?

First, Brussels reached for Russia's money. Then, Washington struck at Russian oil. And what the propaganda calls "pressure on the Kremlin" increasingly resembles a form of economic self-sanctioning by the West.

When the European Union announced that it wanted to seize over 210 billion euros from the reserves of the Russian Central Bank to finance a new loan package for Ukraine, it all seemed like a show of moral force.

But when the moment of signing came, Belgium got scared.

Why? Because the lawyers of Euroclear - the Belgian company that manages these funds - made it clear: confiscating that money violates international law, the principle of sovereign immunity and treaties signed by Belgium itself.

In short, the EU is not behaving like a "values ​​bloc" but like a cartel that robs a foreign central bank under the guise of legality.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni was among the few European leaders who had the courage to speak the truth:

"We must respect international rules and the principle of legality."

(Italian Senate, October 22)

And international law proves him right:

Central bank reserves used for non-commercial purposes cannot be confiscated.

"Countermeasures" must be reversible and proportionate, not acts of revenge.

Using frozen assets as collateral for an irreversible loan violates fiduciary obligations and destroys the concept of financial neutrality.

Thus, what Brussels calls an "act of solidarity with Ukraine" is, in fact, a premeditated theft - a blow to international confidence in the euro, in Euroclear and in the entire European financial system.

The Belgians blinked. The system cracked.

When they realized that they could be held accountable for a blatant violation of international law, Belgian officials put on the brakes.

They realize what is coming: international lawsuits, loss of credibility and a massive flight of sovereign capital from the European custody system.

And while the EU was fumbling through its own contradictions, Washington pressed another button - energy.

The US Treasury sanctioned Rosneft and Lukoil, the two vital arteries of Russian oil exports.

The result was immediate:

- Brent crude rose by 5%, to $66 a barrel;

- WTI rose by over 5.5%;

- India, China and Turkey - major buyers of Russian oil - have taken a step back, assessing the risks.

Was this a gesture for "peace"? Not at all.

It was a control maneuver - a desperate attempt to choke off the energy flows of the Global South, just as more and more countries are preparing to abandon the petrodollar.

Demolition of the Western order

Taken as a whole, the EU plan resembles a controlled demolition of its own economy:

1. Confiscate Russia's reserves - a clear signal that no one is safe in Western banks anymore.

2. Sanction energy exports - artificially creating shortages and inflation.

3. Blame Moscow - preparing the ground for "emergency controls" on capital, energy and even public discourse.

The West is not sanctioning Russia, but rather dynamiting its own financial system, brick by brick.

The BRICS+ countries are not waiting any longer: they are moving their settlements to yuan, rupees and rubles.

More and more states are withdrawing their assets from Euroclear, losing trust in Brussels as the "guardian of legality".

Oil sanctions do not stop energy - they redirect it to the East, where prices rise and control shifts.

The lesson the EU does not want to learn

This story is no longer about Russia. It is about global control - of capital, resources and narrative reality.

But in its attempt to subjugate Moscow, the EU has done something much more serious: it has destroyed the West's last real currency - trust.

Trust in Euroclear has collapsed.

Trust in SWIFT is leaking.

And trust in the dollar and the euro, not as currencies but as promises of stability, is melting before the eyes of the world.

The fuse was lit in Brussels. The sparks have reached Washington.

And now the world watches as the pillars of the Western order crumble, while the BRICS, Asia and the Global South build a new financial architecture on the ruins of the old empire.

Russia will resist - it has the resources, the market, the partners and the patience.

What about the European Union?

It has come to behave exactly like what it claims to be fighting against: a mafia state with a blue flag and yellow stars.