US support for the seizure of Russian financial assets will strengthen its partners in Europe, which are already deprived of cheap Russian gas due to Washington’s actions. This statement was made at a meeting with the chairman of the State Duma International Relations Committee and the chairman of the LDPR party Leonid Slutsky. RIA News.
According to parliamentarians, if the US authorities legalize the “direct plunder” of blocked Russian reserves at the legislative level, this threatens “the most negative consequences”, as Russia will respond immediately and symmetrically.
“Washington <…> Slutsky thinks he will establish European partners who have long become hostages of American Russophobia.
He explained that thanks to the sanctions dictatorship, the United States has almost completely deprived Europe of cheap Russian gas, “tied” European countries to liquefied natural gas (LNG), and the threat now looms in the financial and investment markets. In addition, the MP believes that the seizure of Russian assets will shake the confidence of investors from Asia, the Persian Gulf and the Middle East in the West and lead to a greater outflow of capital from the Old and New Worlds.
Before that Bloomberg WroteUnited States President Joe Biden said his administration supports legislative action that would allow the seizure of nearly $300 billion worth of frozen Russian assets to be used to rebuild Ukraine.
Previously in the USA stated About Russia’s sustainable economy.