俄外长警告：若欧洲动用俄冻结资产，将面临严重后果

Group 1 - Russia's Foreign Minister Lavrov stated that Russia does not plan to go to war with Europe, but warned of necessary measures in response to European military deployments in Ukraine and the illegal use of frozen Russian assets [1][10] - Since the outbreak of the Ukraine crisis in February 2022, Western countries have frozen approximately $300 billion of Russian overseas assets, with the EU freezing assets worth around €200 billion, 90% of which are controlled by the European Clearing Bank in Belgium [3] - The European Commission proposed a compensation loan mechanism backed by frozen Russian assets to provide up to €140 billion in loans to Ukraine, receiving support from Germany, France, and Baltic states [5] Group 2 - The CEO of the European Clearing Bank, Valérie Urban, warned that the compensation loan plan poses a real threat to financial stability, as it could lead global investors to perceive European funds as unsafe [7] - There are significant divisions within the EU regarding the compensation loan plan, with Belgium and the European Central Bank expressing caution and warning of major risks to international law and financial stability in the Eurozone [7][8] - The geopolitical struggle over the $300 billion in frozen assets is evolving into a confrontation that could reshape Europe's security landscape, with Russia's increasingly hardline responses to the EU's plans [12]