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

Not all EU members are in favour of freezing Russian assets due to concerns over legal basis and reprisal from Moscow.

Complex plan would involve EU lending €90bn to Ukraine, which some fear could destabilise Eurozone. Putin says move is akin to ‘theft’

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 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…