Paris does not support the confiscation of Russian assets

reports Mehr News Agency Noting that Paris does not currently support the confiscation of Russian assets, he said, however, he would continue to examine the possible effects of such a move.

“We don’t support it right now,” Prima said in a conversation with Sud Radio. Given that European banks hold many non -European assets, such a move can have structural consequences for both France and European economies.
He also noted that President Emmanuel Macron and French Prime Minister Erik Lombard, Minister of Economy and Finance, have ordered Eric Lombard to “make a comprehensive evaluation of such a decision,” Prima, referring to recent statements by French Armed Forces Minister Sebastian Leukoro on its decision to allocate € 5m military aid to Ukraine using profits from Russian blocked assets, adding that the profit was three billion euros.

Dmitry Peskov, a spokesman for the Kremlin July, warned that Moscow would take retaliatory action if Europe acts illegally confiscating Russian assets. He emphasized that Moscow intends to take legal action against the authorities, and Europe chose the worst way by deciding to use Russian property to support Kiev.