Can frozen Russian assets really be used to rebuild Ukraine — or is this more leverage than solution? In this episode of Ten Minutes On…, Guy Burton unpacks the European Union’s decision to indefinitely freeze around €210 billion in Russian central bank reserves held in Europe, and why this move matters far beyond the Ukraine war. We explain what these assets actually are, how they ended up in European financial institutions like Euroclear, and why the EU has shifted from temporary renewals t...
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Can frozen Russian assets really be used to rebuild Ukraine — or is this more leverage than solution? In this episode of Ten Minutes On…, Guy Burton unpacks the European Union’s decision to indefinitely freeze around €210 billion in Russian central bank reserves held in Europe, and why this move matters far beyond the Ukraine war. We explain what these assets actually are, how they ended up in European financial institutions like Euroclear, and why the EU has shifted from temporary renewals t...
Ten Minutes On... COP30, Trump's Peace Plans and the Future of Global Crisis Diplomacy
Ten Minutes On...
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Ten Minutes On... COP30, Trump's Peace Plans and the Future of Global Crisis Diplomacy
In this week’s episode of Ten Minutes On…, we unpack the latest developments shaping global governance. First, we examine COP30 in Belém, exploring what agreements were reached, the pledges for the Loss and Damage Fund, and the challenges facing the UN climate architecture in tackling the growing climate crisis. We break down the funding commitments, highlight what was left out — including fossil fuel phase-out plans — and discuss emerging alternative frameworks that may complement or challen...
Ten Minutes On...
Can frozen Russian assets really be used to rebuild Ukraine — or is this more leverage than solution? In this episode of Ten Minutes On…, Guy Burton unpacks the European Union’s decision to indefinitely freeze around €210 billion in Russian central bank reserves held in Europe, and why this move matters far beyond the Ukraine war. We explain what these assets actually are, how they ended up in European financial institutions like Euroclear, and why the EU has shifted from temporary renewals t...
