Kremlin Says EU Transfer of Russian Asset Revenue to Kyiv Is Theft
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The Kremlin ruled Thursday illegal the decision of the European Union to transfer revenue generated by Russian frozen assets to Ukraine, denouncing the measure as "a theft," Reuters reports.
Kremlin condemns EU transfer of profits from frozen Russian assets to Ukraine as illegal ‘theft’
The European Commission said the bloc would give Kyiv $1.6 billion, taken from interest on cash balances, part of Russian central bank assets frozen by the EU because of the war in Ukraine.
In the Kremlin, the Brussels decision to transfer the proceeds of frozen Russian assets to Ukraine in the amount of Euro8 billion was described as theft. "We have already assessed these actions on several occasions, we believe they are illegal, we really believe that they are theft, and we are, as appropriate, concerned," said President Dmitry Peskov's press secretary and added, "Nothing has changed in our position here either."
Since 2024, the European Union has transferred to Ukraine part of the proceeds from frozen Russian assets worth €8 billion
Since 2024, the European Union has transferred to Ukraine part of the proceeds from frozen Russian assets worth €8 billion.Of this amount, more than 3.5 billion euros were transferred "directly for the purchase of weapons," said Vladislav Maslennikov...
The European Union has sent Kiev 8 billion euros from frozen Russian assets, some of which have gone into arms purchases. The European Union has since 2024 sent Ukraine 8 billion euros from Russia's frozen assets, transfers RIA News. The Director of the Department of European Problems of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Vladislav Maslennikov, explained that the funds are being withdrawn from the profits from the reinvestment of the reser…
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