Representatives of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group in the Bundestag asked the German government how many assets of the Russian Central Bank were frozen and whether it was possible to send them to support Ukraine. transmits RT with a link to the relevant document. The lawmakers said that the EU has already introduced 10 packages of sanctions against the Russian Federation, but they are “incomplete”.
“Does the federal government at EU level support the use of frozen Russian assets and Russian Central Bank reserves to provide aid to Ukraine, and if so, to what extent and in what way?” MPs asked.
Also, according to politicians, Moscow manages to partially circumvent European restrictions in various ways, including with aid from third countries. They wanted to find out which states provided such support to the Russian Federation.
Former European Commission (EC) representative Christian Wiegand declarationAs European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen previously explained, EU countries have identified the frozen assets of the Russian Central Bank of 200 billion Euros instead of 300 billion Euros.