Looks like France is playing hardball with that €18 billion pile of frozen Russian assets. While other EU members are pushing to tap into it for a so-called "reparations loan," Paris is throwing up roadblocks. The political chess game here is wild—who actually controls frozen state funds, and can they legally be redirected? This isn't just about Russia anymore. It sets a precedent that could ripple through how nations handle sanctioned assets, including crypto holdings tied to geopolitical conflicts. If member states can't agree on something this massive, imagine the chaos when digital assets get frozen at scale.