The official representative of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Maria Zakharova, commented on the European Parliament’s request to return Romania to its “national heritage”, including gold reserves and cultural values. inside that telegram channel He wrote that Romania’s debt to Russia was tens of times greater than the value of Romanian gold reserves sent to Russia at the beginning of the twentieth century.
“If we count all Romania’s debts to Russia and the Soviet Union, we will get 1365-1665 tons of gold, which, as some experts believe, is 20-25 times higher than the value of all Romania. The diplomat said that gold reserves were sent to Russia in 1916-1917.
He also emphasized that in 1935, the USSR government sent 17 wagons of various valuables from the tsarist period to Bucharest. Zakharova noted that, despite this, less than 6 years later, Romania attacked the Soviet Union together with the Third Reich.
Before that, State Duma deputy Oleg Morozov in the name He demands that Romania pay compensation for its participation in World War II.
March 14 MPs contacted He went to Moscow, demanding the return of Romania’s gold reserves.
Previously in Russia guess 2024 gold price.