“The European Union is once again eyeing Russian money,” warns a press release from the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR). The statement alludes to past efforts on the part of EU elites headed by Ursula von der Leyen to seize frozen Russian assets, now held in the Brussels-based Euroclear system, and use them to fund the Ukrainian war effort—efforts which have been blocked by Belgium, because it puts the nation at risk for legal action, a risk that the EU refuses to share. “This time,” the release reads, “expert groups are developing proposals to create a new supranational structure where Russian assets could be ‘hidden,’ removing them from the Euroclear depository.”

And why the hurry? Not only do European warmongers fear they will not be able to keep up the funding to Ukraine from national coffers, but, the SVR points out, recent elections’ results point to a growing shift of voter support toward parties which are not in favor of a major war in Europe—meaning the window of opportunity may be closing.