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The authorities of the Netherlands have frozen Russian assets in the amount of 391.9 million euros. It is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to the Minister of Finance of the country Sigrid Kag.
Kag noted that due to the new package of anti-Russian sanctions of the European Union, information on the freezing of assets may change, since at the moment they do not see the full picture of the consequences of EU bans.
According to Sigrid Kag, nearly 145 million euros of assets have been frozen in Dutch banks, 242.6 million euros in the trust sector, almost 4 million euros in investment companies and 379.8 thousand euros in pension funds.
Earlier it became known that France froze the assets of the Central Bank of Russia in the amount of 22 billion euros. According to the Minister of Economy and Finance of the country, Bruno Le Maire, funds in the accounts of individuals in the amount of 150 million euros and real estate worth 500 million euros, owned by about 30 Russians, have been frozen.
Recall, on February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin made an emergency appeal to the Russians and announced a special military operation in the Donbass. In his speech, he stated that “circumstances require decisive action from Russia” and stressed that “Russia will not allow Ukraine to have nuclear weapons.” In response to Russia’s actions, Western countries (USA, Canada, European Union, Great Britain, Japan) announced new, tougher sanctions against the Russian Federation, including financial and economic ones.
Source: Rosbalt
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