In a statement issued on Sunday, the Russian Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson Maria Zakharova warned Western nations against seizing Russia’s assets. Zakharova cited a Wall Street Journal report in a Telegram post that stated that Germany was in favor of keeping Russia’s assets frozen intact so that they can be used as leverage later to encourage Russia.
Maria Zakharova, a spokesman for the Russian Foreign Ministry, issued a statement on Sunday warning European nations against seizing its assets. According to a report from the Wall Street Journal, Zakharova quoted in a post on Telegram that claimed that Germany was “proud to leave Russia’s freezing assets alive” to serve as a leverage for Russian expansion. Maria Zakharova, a spokesman for the Russian Foreign Ministry, issued a statement on Sunday warning European nations against seizing its assets. According to a report from the Wall Street Journal, Zakharova quoted in a post on Telegram that claimed that Germany was “proud to leave Russia’s freezing assets alive” to serve as a leverage for Russian expansion.
In a statement issued on Sunday, the Russian Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson Maria Zakharova warned Western nations against seizing Russia’s assets. Zakharova cited a Wall Street Journal report in a Telegram post that stated that Germany was in favor of keeping Russia’s assets frozen intact so that they can be used as leverage later to encourage Russia.