Russia and Ukraine flashpoint

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shavenferret said:

SecondWar said:

Because its much more legally difficult to seize the assets than it is to seize the interest. This is where realpolitik comes into play.

Ahhh, the old question of restraint vs doing what we all want/need.  

Yesn't

If it's frozen, it can be frozen pretty much indefinitely, so it's a net loss for Russia.

But if it would be spent, it would get unfrozen for this and thus would need to pay back Russia that sum.

Effectively, if we were to spend the frozen assets, we would pretty much pay for Russia's recovery after the war - and I'm pretty sure nobody wants to give them another head start like that.