Swiss Foreign Ministry spokesman Pierre-Alain Elchinger said the country is ready to participate in negotiations on the confiscation of the frozen assets of the Russian Central Bank. He reported that DEA News.
According to him, the confiscation of private Russian assets that were not obtained illegally is contrary to the federal Constitution.
Ursula von der Leyen, former president of the European Commission (EC) reportedHe reported that EC experts will prepare a legal proposal for the transfer of blocked Russian assets for the restoration of Ukraine before the start of the summer vacation.
Von der Leyen said that Russia should be held responsible for the conflict in Ukraine.
At the same time, he emphasized that the legal transfer of assets of the Russian Federation and Russian oligarchs, which are blocked in EU countries, is a very complex procedure.
On June 21, Bloomberg wrote that EU officials do not intend to completely confiscate Russia’s frozen assets in European countries – there is no necessary legal justification for this.