Peskov: We will not leave those who want to confiscate Russian assets alone

Those who want to do this should understand that Russia will never leave them alone, said the representative of the Kremlin

The subject of confiscation of Russian assets is "extremely dangerous for the global financial system." Dmitry Peskov, press secretary of the Russian President, informed journalists about this.

"The issue of illegal confiscation of our various assets is on the agenda both in Europe and America. "Potentially, this topic is, first of all, unacceptable, potentially very dangerous for the world financial system, because if such plans are implemented, it will be a very serious blow to the entire coordinate system of the international financial system," Russian media quoted Peskov as saying.

The representative of the Kremlin said that "those who are trying to start this and those who implement it should understand that the Russian Federation will never leave them alone ." "He constantly exercises the right to make international, national and other legal claims, " he said.

According to Peskov, Europe and the United States are well aware that the illegal confiscation of Russian assets "will have legal consequences for those who initiated it and those who carried it out." "If someone takes something from us, we will see what we can confiscate in return. And if something is found, we will definitely do it right away, " he promised .

Earlier, the White House reported that it was discussing with European partners the possibility of using Russia's frozen assets to restore Ukraine.

We also wrote that Germany filed a lawsuit for independent confiscation of more than $780 million of assets belonging to the Russian bank in Frankfurt.