The State Duma linked the financial difficulties of the West with the use of Russian assets

On March 9, State Duma deputy, First Deputy Chairman of the Defense Committee Alexei Zhuravlev shared with Izvestia his opinion on the current situation with Russia's assets frozen in European countries.

He noted that the actions of the West were predictable and explained by the financial difficulties faced by some countries, such as the United Kingdom.

"The UK does not have enough money of its own, for example, for military spending — the largest budget deficit for procurement since 2012 is 17 billion pounds. Social expenses are being cut — they even stopped paying heating allowances, from £100 to £300 for heating. But for Ukraine, please, they will pinch off a fat piece of the pie stolen from us, worth almost a billion dollars. It is clear that now neither China, nor India, nor the Persian Gulf countries will turn to British banks anymore — their reputation is forever ruined, they do not guarantee the safety of their invested funds," Zhuravlev said.

According to him, in order to harm Russia, Western countries are ready to act at a loss.

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Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced on March 2 that there was no consensus among the participants of the summit on the Ukrainian conflict in London on the issue of the seizure of frozen Russian assets. According to him, most of the leaders of the countries expressed the opinion that this was a good idea, but some reacted to this proposal with caution, fearing "consequences for the euro or the banking system."

Russian Presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on March 3 that attempts to seize Russia's frozen assets for transfer to Ukraine would have serious legal consequences. He noted that there have been more and more such ideas in the West lately.