 |
| Russia's relations with the West have deteriorated sharply since the invasion of Ukraine. (Photo: Reuters) |
The Russian Foreign Ministry has said that the possible confiscation of Russian assets by the United States will completely destroy Moscow's bilateral relations with Washington.
According to Reuters, the head of the North American Department of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Alexander "We warn the Americans of the harmful consequences of such actions that will permanently damage bilateral relations, which is neither in their interest nor in our interest," Darchev said in an interview with the Russian news agency on Saturday. '
It was not immediately clear what assets he was referring to.
Alexander Darchev said Russia had warned the United States that diplomatic relations could deteriorate if Russia were designated a state sponsor of terrorism.
will be affected and may even break. With regard to the situation in Ukraine, he said that "the influence of the United States on Kiev has increased so much that they are increasingly becoming a direct party to this conflict."
Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs US basketball star Brittany Griner and former Marine Paul Whelan, who are in Russian custody, have been exchanged with a Russian prisoner, Viktor Bout, who US prosecutors say is a world-renowned arms smuggler, the head of the US's North American department confirmed. Negotiations are ongoing.
 |
| The US and its European allies have also frozen the assets of wealthy peoples with ties to the Russian president. (Photo: Reuters) |
It should be noted that Russia's relations with the West have been severely degraded since Moscow's attack on Ukraine on February 24 this year.
The response to the Russian attack was given by the West in the form of extraordinary economic, financial and diplomatic sanctions.
About half of Russia's gold and foreign exchange reserves, which stood at $640 billion before February 24, were also frozen.
The United States and its European allies have frozen $30 billion from wealthy individuals with ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Assets have also been frozen.
0 Comments