The French politician spoke about the actions of the Russian Federation in case of use of its frozen assets

The use of frozen assets of the Russian Federation in the EU is illegal and stupid – French politician

The decision to seize and use frozen assets of the Russian Federation by European countries is “illegal and stupid,” leader of the French Patriots party and candidate for elections to the European Parliament, politician Florian Philippot.

In a conversation with RIA Novosti, he stated that there are significantly more Western, including French, assets in the Russian Federation than there are Russian ones in the West.

“This is illegal and stupid… If they do this, I think Russia will do the same. This will be a war,” the politician said.

Filippo noted that Western countries could provoke Moscow to take retaliatory steps.

“The West is waiting for Russia to do the same, to say, ‘Look how evil the Russians are,’” he said, noting that Russian retaliation could trigger new sanctions.

Earlier, French President Emmanuel Macron said that the seizure of frozen Russian assets in the EU and their use to finance Ukraine contradicts international law.

Earlier, the EU approved a resolution on storing profits from Russian assets for their subsequent use in the interests of Ukraine. It was also announced that Russian assets will remain frozen “until compensation for the damage to Ukraine”, this was stated in the statement of the G7 countries following the summit. The G7 states agreed to take measures to limit Russian budget revenues from energy exports. As noted, this is planned to be achieved by tightening the “price ceiling” on the sale of Russian oil. As the G7 countries said in a statement, they intend to “exert significant pressure” on Russian exports of energy and other commodities.

Earlier, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said that the United States was faced with problems in seizing Russia’s frozen assets. According to her, US authorities recognize that this process is not as simple as it might seem. She noted that Western countries have frozen approximately $300 billion in Russian assets over 2 years, and the main problem is that these funds are stored not in the United States, but in other countries.