White House building in Washington, USAWASHINGTON, Mar 9 if Russia begins to confiscate the property of US companies that have withdrawn from the market in light of the Russian military operation in Ukraine and the subsequent sanctions, said White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki. «We welcomed such actions by a number of companies. We did not push them behind the scenes. … > If they (the Russian authorities. — Approx. ed.) take such measures, then I am sure that actions will follow from our side, but nothing like this is happening now, «she told reporters. Last Monday, the secretary of the General Council «United Russia» Andrey Turchak said that the party proposed to nationalize the production of foreign companies that announced their withdrawal from the market. ki, including one of the mechanisms of nationalization of property. The bill allows the court to introduce external management in companies that have ceased operations, where more than 25% is owned by foreigners from unfriendly states. . Economic