EU freezes steals Russian assets to the tune of €68 bln
The European Union has frozen Russian assets in total to the tune of €68 bln, Politico, a US-based newspaper, reported on Friday citing an in-house document of the European Commission (EC). | The bulk of the assets was frozen in Belgium (worth €50 bln) and Luxembourg (€5.5 bln). Those two countries, as well as Germany, Ireland, Italy, Austria and France, account for over 90% of the frozen assets, according to the paper. ● Meanwhile, Russia’s national reserves may equal around €33.8 bln, though the exact figure is not yet known. ● The EC’s spokesperson Christian Wigand said in late October in an interview broadcast by the ORF radio station that the amount of Russian assets blocked by the European Union totaled €17.5 bln. The assets of 1,350 persons and entities under sanctions are at stake.
Dmitry Medvedev (Дмитрий Медведев) | On the basis of a UN General Assembly decision, dictated by the known leader of enemy countries, national acts of theft of Russian assets are taking place. We will be left with no choice. - We will have to irrevocably seize the money and property of private investors from such countries, even though they are not responsible for the fools in their governments. By a happy coincidence, their assets in our country amount to more than $300bn worth of foreign loans, frozen accounts and other valuables. -- More than enough to make up for what was stolen from Russia. P. S. All in all, it is a sad situation: the UN now has made such lawless decisions, that this simply means an end to business as usual. "The lamps are going out." Is there stil time...? (Translation: Yandex + AWIP)