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EU plans to use Russian assets without consent amount to robbery — Zakharova

TASS · 🇷🇺 public Russia · · 177 words
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Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova stated that the European Union's use of frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine is unlawful. She characterized the European Commission's actions as theft and asserted that those involved will be held accountable.

Propaganda risk 70%
Claims checked 3
Techniques found 3
Topics 3

Coverage spectrum

Coverage gap: Low Left coverage
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Center100%
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What happened

Any EU operations involving Russian assets without Russia’s consent are unlawful, and the European Commission’s actions amount to outright robbery, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said at a briefing.

Why it matters

"As you know, since February 2024, the EU has transferred 6.6 bln euros to the Kiev regime from reinvestment of Russian Central Bank funds frozen in the Euroclear depository.

Common ground

In July, Brussels intends to replenish the Ukrainian budget in the same way with almost another 1.5 bln euros.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Name Calling / Labeling, Appeal to Anger: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova stated that the European Union's use of frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine is unlawful. She characterized the European Commission's actions as theft and asserted that those involved will be held accountable.

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70%
Propaganda Score
confidence: 95%
Significant concerns. Multiple propaganda techniques detected.

psychologyPropaganda Techniques Detected

eFinder identified 3 propaganda techniques in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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Loaded Language 100% confidence
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Name Calling / Labeling 90% confidence
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Appeal to Anger 80% confidence
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fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 3 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Profit from operations involving Russian reserves stems solely from the blocking of funds that were de facto seized from our country in 2022”
VERIFIED BY REFERENCE
Wikipedia confirms that following the invasion on February 24, 2022, Western countries (including the US and EU) introduced sanctions that included the immobilization/blocking of Russian central bank reserves. This directly verifies the factual basis that reserves were blocked in 2022.
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web search NEUTRAL — Following the full declaration of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which started on 24 February 2022, institutions such as the United States, the European Union, and other Western countries introduced…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_sanctions_during…
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web search NEUTRAL — "Profit from operations involving Russian reserves stems solely from the blocking of funds that were de facto seized from our country in 2022 without trial, without investigation, and without any lega…
https://tass.com/politics/2134349
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web search NEUTRAL — What are the legal hurdles to seizing Russia’s frozen assets? The fact that multiple countries, including all G7 members, have their own laws and legal constraints that could affect the seizure of Rus…
https://sites.duke.edu/lawfire/2025/08/23/guest-post-ms-magg…
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Claim 2: “In July, Brussels intends to replenish the Ukrainian budget in the same way with almost another 1.5 bln euros”
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Multiple sources confirm the EU's plan to transfer profits from frozen Russian assets to Ukraine starting in July. While the exact figure of '1.5 billion' is not explicitly in the snippets, two separate sources confirm the July start date and the general scale of funding (estimated at roughly 3 billion euros annually), supporting the intent and timing of the claim.
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web search NEUTRAL — Ukraine receives funds from frozen Russian assets under the Group of Seven's (G7) Extraordinary Revenue Acceleration (ERA) mechanism. Within the ERA initiative, Ukraine is expected to get $50 billion …
https://kyivindependent.com/eu-transfers-1-2-billion-to-ukra…
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web search NEUTRAL — EU ambassadors agreed on May 8 on a plan to use windfall profits of immobilized Russian assets to fund Ukraine's reconstruction and defense needs. Kyiv is expected to receive roughly 3 billion euros (…
https://www.yahoo.com/news/eu-start-transfer-profits-frozen-…
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web search NEUTRAL — The European Union has prepared legislation that will allow Ukraine to receive income from frozen Russian assets, estimated at about €3 billion a year, starting in July to finance arms supplies and su…
https://unn.ua/en/news/eu-prepares-law-on-profits-from-froze…
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Claim 3: “since February 2024, the EU has transferred 6.6 bln euros to the Kiev regime from reinvestment of Russian Central Bank funds frozen in the Euroclear depository”
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The specific figure of 6.6 billion euros transferred since February 2024 is only mentioned in the TASS search result. Other sources mention the freezing of assets in Euroclear and general plans to use profits, but do not corroborate this specific amount or timeline.
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web search NEUTRAL — Frozen Russian central bank reserves.Euroclear Bank has been under the spotlight since late February 2022 because it is where most of the reserves of the Bank of Russia are deposited, that were immobi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euroclear
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web search NEUTRAL — "As you know, since February 2024, the EU has transferred 6.6 bln euros to the Kiev regime from reinvestment of Russian Central Bank funds frozen in the Euroclear depository.
https://tass.com/politics/2134349
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web search NEUTRAL — The EU summit brought Ukraine a result that was not ideal, but quite acceptable. The €90 billion loan is less than expected, but it will cover the lion's share of Ukraine's needs for the next two year…
https://newsukraine.rbc.ua/analytics/plan-b-for-ukraine-why-…
info Disclaimer: This analysis is generated by AI and should be used as a starting point for critical thinking, not as definitive truth. Claims are verified against publicly available sources. Always consult the original article and additional sources for complete context.