The
seizure by Belgium and France of Russian assets, following a court order of
yesterday, is a new dangerous step towards conflict escalation.
I
am not saying, let me be clear, that those countries should not implement the
court order, which is by the way a response to the illegal confiscation of
Youkos´s corporate assets by the Moscow authorities a decade ago. What I am
witnessing, with great concern, is an acceleration of the tension between
Russia and the West. And experience shows that a greater level of confrontation
can lead to a mishap or a miscalculation and become an open clash.
That
would be a disaster. But as things keep going these days, one cannot ignore the
risks.
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