https://video.echelon.pl/videos/watch/7fec2812-688c-47cd-946d-7f4c0fa9e191 In 1941, Poland fought in court to protect its wartime gold from falling into Nazi hands. Eight decades later, Europe faces a different, and yet strikingly similar dilemma over hundreds of billions in frozen Russian state assets. Europe has frozen hundreds of billions in Russian state assets, but actually seizing them is far more complicated. Can Moscow be made to pay for the war in Ukraine without undermining the rules that protect sovereign wealth? Join How We Got Here’s hosts, Jan Darasz and Urszula Gacek, as they look at the legal, political, and financial mechanisms behind the debate, and ask whether Russia can be made to pay without undermining the rules protecting sovereign assets worldwide. Chapters: 00:00 Intro 01:14 Introduction: The evacuation of Poland’s gold during World War II 03:11 Introduction: The debate over frozen Russian sovereign assets 04:48 Why the Polish case does not establish a legal precedent 07:19 Russia’s anticipation of asset freezing & how assets are frozen 10:11 Belgium’s legal and financial exposure 12:28 The absence of an international confiscation mechanism 15:56 Political decisions, retaliation & the risk of escalation 19:03 Sovereign immunity and the international rules-based system 20:43 Gold as a strategic reserve in times of crisis & financial assets as instruments of war 🔴 Watch our 24/7 livestream - https://youtube.com/live/9RY46AUtIl4 Bringing you all the latest daily news and updates, TVP World is Poland's first English-language channel where you can find world news as seen from the Polish perspective and the latest news from the CEE region. Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram. https://tvpworld.com/ https://www.facebook.com/tvpworldcom https://twitter.com/TVPWorld_com https://www.instagram.com/tvp_world/ https://www.threads.net/@tvp_world https://bsky.app/profile/tvpworld.bsky.social https://www.tiktok.com/@tvpworld.com https://t.me/tvp_world #Russia #Europe #Money Mon, 21 Sep 2026 01:40:20 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://video.echelon.pl https://video.echelon.pl/client/assets/images/icons/icon-1500x1500.png https://video.echelon.pl/videos/watch/7fec2812-688c-47cd-946d-7f4c0fa9e191 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://video.echelon.pl/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.