Italy has frozen the assets of Russian oligarchs in the amount of about €2 billion or $2.5 billion since the start of the special operation. In this respect writer Reuters cited a report by the Bank of Italy.
The article states that Italy seized the assets of Russian businessmen, including their bank accounts, villas, yachts and cars, as part of the anti-Russian sanctions imposed by the European Union. The Bank of Italy’s (UIF) anti-money laundering arm said in its annual report that the figure of 2 billion euros was updated as of the end of June. About 330 million Euros were frozen in the accounts of 80 people coming from Russia.
Before special operations began, Italy’s beaches and ports were a favorite of Russian businessmen. They bought property in prestigious areas – for example, on the shores of Lake Como, Sardinia, Tuscany and Liguria.
Some oligarchs, whose assets were frozen, filed a legal appeal. This was also done by billionaire Alisher Usmanov.
In June, the European Commission announced the exact amount of frozen Russian assets – $207 billion. This amount includes securities of the Central Bank of Russia. EC President Ursula von der Leyen He insisted seize them.
formerly Nabiullina allowed the possibility of exchanging blocked assets with the West.