Russian Ambassador to Paris Alexey Meshkov said: RIA NewsIt was stated that the issue of possible measures regarding French assets in Russia is still being studied in case the European Union uses the income from the frozen assets of the Russian Federation.
Before that, France had supported the idea of using revenues from frozen Russian funds in favor of Ukraine. The diplomat was asked whether there were French assets in Russia for which similar measures could be taken.
“This issue is still being worked on,” he replied.
The ambassador recalled that three years ago, representatives of France actively said in all cases that their country had become the main direct investor and the main direct investments in the Russian economy came from France.
On February 6, EU countries opposed Brussels’ proposal to use frozen Russian assets as collateral for the issuance of Ukrainian debt. Politico edition suggestedIn Europe, they were said to fear the consequences of seizing Russian assets due to “possible retaliation from Moscow”.
in the Federation Council contacted To the Ministry of Finance with a call to develop a draft of retaliatory measures against the West in case of use of blocked assets of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation.
Previously on the seizure of foreign assets of the Russian Federation spoke in China.