The Russian Ambassador to Austria commented on the situation around Russian assets
The withdrawal of Russian assets may lead to negative consequences for Vienna. On December 12, Russian Ambassador to Austria Andrey Grozov informed Izvestia about this.
"For Austria, which, unfortunately, is now fully following the <...> anti-Russian (EU policy. — Ed.), this will also have, I'm just sure, certain negative consequences," he said.
Along with this, Grozov added that such actions could provoke a undermining of the country's image as a reliable financial and economic partner.
According to the ambassador, Russian-Austrian relations are "frozen" in all areas, while being at the lowest point.
"Unfortunately, our bilateral relations are going through a difficult period," he added, expressing hope for maintaining contacts.
Earlier in the day, the Central Bank of the Russian Federation announced that it would file a claim for damages against Euroclear in the Moscow Arbitration Court. The Bank of Russia clarified that as a result of Euroclear's actions, the regulator lost the ability to dispose of its funds and securities.
Guillaume Elie, Director General of the Financial Risk Depository, said on December 10 that Euroclear, which has assets worth €16 billion in Russia, risks losing them if the frozen funds of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation are expropriated in the EU according to the plan of the European Commission (EC).
Prior to that, on December 6, the Russian Foreign Ministry said that since 2022, the economies of European countries have suffered losses of up to € 1.6 trillion due to anti-Russian sanctions. The ministry stressed that despite "unprecedented measures" of economic pressure from the West, the Russian economy continued to grow. At the same time, anti-Russian sanctions have caused serious damage to their initiators.
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