US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said that the issue of seizing Russian assets was being evaluated at the G7 level. This was reported by Bloomberg.
According to him, Washington has not yet made a decision on the seizure of sovereign assets of the Russian Federation and their transfer to Ukraine.
“G7 leaders have asked us to explore these options, investigate the issue and assess the risks,” Yellen said.
Before that, Deputy Chairman of the State Duma International Relations Committee Alexey Chepa statedWestern countries will not transfer Russia’s frozen assets to Kiev.
Chepa described this scenario as extremely risky.
January 6 Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky called for Western politicians need to transfer frozen Russian assets to their country as soon as possible.
Previously Mishustin in the name Avoid excessive optimism.