Published January 11,2024
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The present U.S. presidential administration is actively exerting strain on different nations, urging them to grab Russian property, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated on Thursday.
Commenting on media experiences claiming that the Joe Biden administration supported amendments to laws drafted to make the seizure of the Russian frozen cash authorized, Peskov stated it is among the methods to push for the related adjustments in Europe.
“They (the Joe Biden administration) are mainly trying to put pressure on the Europeans. This is a very paradoxical situation, because the main part of our assets is in Europe, not in America. And, as always, the Americans want to encourage Europeans to take illegal actions,” he instructed Russian state news company RIA.
Peskov warned that European nations will face losses, fines, and authorized penalties in the event that they fall for the White House’s tips.
After the beginning of Russia’s “special military operation” in Ukraine in February 2022, the EU and the G-7 nations froze virtually half of Russia’s overseas reserves price over €300 billion euros.
About €200 billion are within the EU, primarily within the accounts of the Euroclear Belgium, one of many world’s largest settlement and clearing methods. At the tip of October, the worldwide firm reported that within the first 9 months of 2023 it earned about €3 billion as curiosity on investing sanctioned Russian property.
Source: www.anews.com.tr