One of the Ten Commandments says, with awkward bluntness: Thou Shalt Not Steal. Predictably, some are inclined to read certain qualifications in to this prohibition. As it happens, this sort of adaptive-thinking underpins arguments made in a recent article in the leading US journal, Foreign Policy.

Briefly, in this article entitled: “Europe Edges Closer to ‘Plan B’ for Using Russian Money”, Keith Johnson canvasses expert views on whether the Global West should (to benefit Ukraine and its Western sponsors): back a complete seizure of all these moneys; or opt for siphoning off the earnings presently generated by these assets.

The money........

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