Germany froze 5.7 billion dollars of Russian foreign assets.
According to Sputnik, the amount of frozen Russian foreign assets was announced by the German government.
A German newspaper, citing data from the country’s finance ministry, reported that since the start of Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine, a year ago, Germany has seized Russian assets worth 5.32 billion euros ($5.7 billion). has blocked
According to the report of this German media, this amount includes the assets of Russian individuals and entities on the sanctions list of the European Union, as well as the Central Bank of Russia.
For some time, Western countries have blocked part of Russia’s foreign currency reserves under the pretext of the war in Ukraine. The West has also suspended international payments through Russian banks as part of its sanctions against Moscow.
In this regard, the European Commission announced in a statement on Thursday that in the tenth package of sanctions against Russia, measures have been provided to prevent those who try to hide or sell their assets to escape the sanctions.
The statement of the European Commission, justifying its action to confiscate Russia’s foreign assets under the pretext of the Ukraine war, emphasizes that Europe will examine the frozen assets of the Russian Central Bank to evaluate the possibility of using them in the reconstruction of Ukraine.
