Germany is categorically against plans to seize the Kremlin's frozen assets for reconstruction and military support of Ukraine, writes The Wall Street Journal.
Berlin fears that this will set a precedent and provoke new lawsuits against Germany for crimes of the Second World War.
“Germany fears that seizing rather than freezing these funds could set a precedent and provoke new lawsuits against Germans for World War II crimes,” the article says.
Germany believes that Russian assets should be left intact so that they can be used as leverage in any negotiations to end the war and encourage Russia to cede some of the Ukrainian territories it has seized.
