The Russian president noted that if Russian assets are seized, Russia will defend its interests in court and seek to identify jurisdictions that are not dependent on political decisions

President Vladimir Putin called EU officials ‘robbers’ over their plan to use frozen Russian assets.

The Russian leader emphasized that the European Union is trying to do it overtly

The president pointed out that apart from Russia, many other countries also keep their gold and currency reserves in Europe

The Russian president noted that if Russian assets are seized, Russia will defend its interests in court and seek to identify jurisdictions that are not dependent on political…

Vladimir Putin warned EU leaders of “grave consequences” if Russia had been robbed of its frozen assets. On Friday (19 December), EU leaders struck a deal to give Ukraine a €90bn…