The United States invited working groups from G7 countries to study various ways to seize Russia’s frozen assets totaling $300 billion. Finance Times.
“With the support of the US, UK, Japan and Canada, he proposed to continue preparatory work so that G7 leaders can evaluate options at the meeting expected to take place in February,” the article said.
Before this FT reportedHe said the United States has offered G7 countries several options for transferring frozen Russian assets to Ukraine. The publication explained that the States did not publicly support the seizure of Russian assets, but justified the possibility of using such a measure in private.
The United States believes that such a step can be called a countermeasure allowed by international law in response to the actions of Russia, which allegedly “damaged” countries that allocated money to Ukraine.
Previously in the Kremlin warnedThat Russia could cut off relations with the United States after seizing assets.