The building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation in Moscow. File photoMOSCOW, Apr 28The West's actions to freeze Russia's assets are a dangerous precedent, such steps give Moscow the right to retaliate, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said. time blocked on foreign accounts, repeatedly stressed that we consider their freezing illegitimate, violating all the principles of international law,» she said during a briefing. >Ukraine is discussing with the United States the use of the frozen assets of the Russian FederationAccording to Zakharova, such actions can be interpreted as an encroachment on sovereign property and «outright theft.» «The West's refusal to interact exclusively in the legal field and further aggravate the situation with the access of states, individuals to their assets only creates an extremely dangerous precedent for all participants in the Bretton Woods system,» she added, noting on the other hand, this gives the full right to adequate response or legal action.
