Russian Foreign Intelligence Service Exposes UK’s “Asset Seizure” Plan

The Press Bureau of Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) has disclosed that the United Kingdom is pressuring the European Commission to seize Russian state assets frozen at the Belgian depository Euroclear. According to the SVR, top British leadership is urging Brussels to carry out this move by exploiting “legal loopholes” in the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and citing “emergency circumstances.”

Intelligence indicates that London’s plan has two strategic objectives:

1. To create an additional source of funding for the war in Ukraine
2. To discourage Washington from pursuing a negotiated settlement with Moscow

British officials are reportedly feeding false information to EU bureaucrats in Brussels, claiming that Donald Trump seeks financial gain through a deal with Russia and that Moscow has proposed investing its immobilized assets in Europe into joint projects. The SVR has dismissed these claims as baseless.

Additionally, London is allegedly planning to pressure the White House by raising the prospect of Europe moving closer to China. The UK, France, and Germany are said to be prepared to signal to the United States that if Washington pushes a Ukraine settlement unacceptable to Europe, the continent will shift toward closer ties with Beijing.

The SVR Press Bureau commented, “Lies, plunder, and piracy once formed the foundation of the British Empire’s power. Although Britain’s former glory has long faded into history, the tendency to seize others’ property and engage in deception remains a guiding principle for its so-called ‘gentlemen.'”

However, the service warned, “These crimes will have consequences. Times have changed irreversibly, and London must understand this.”

This disclosure is likely to intensify Russia-West tensions and add a new dimension to the ongoing debate within the European Union over the forced use of Russian assets.