The German Finance Ministry said it was open to the idea of ​​confiscation of foreign assets of the Central Bank of Russia

The building of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation. File photoBERLIN, May 17. German Finance Minister Christian Lindner said he was «politically open» to the idea of ​​confiscating foreign assets of the Central Bank of Russia, noting that this issue is being discussed by the G7 countries and the European Union.»I politically open to the idea of ​​confiscating foreign assets of the Russian Central Bank. We are already having this discussion in the G7 and the EU, and proposals are on the table,» Lindner said in an interview with Handelsblatt and several other publications.Lavrov called the idea of ​​transferring the frozen Russian assets to Kyiv theft As for private assets, it is necessary «to see what is possible from the point of view of the law,» the minister added. «We must respect the rule of law, even when dealing with Russian oligarchs,» Lindner said. German Foreign Minister Annalena Berbock said earlier that it would not be easy from a legal point of view to transfer frozen Russian assets to Ukraine, as called for by the Ukrainian side. According to the minister, there are a number of good reasons for such a measure, but such a step must comply with German law and the decision of the European Court. Western countries have imposed sanctions against the Russian Federation because of Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the policy of containment and weakening of Russia is a long-term strategy of the West, and the sanctions dealt a serious blow to the entire world economy. According to the President of the Russian Federation, the United States and the European Union have actually declared a default on their obligations to Russia, freezing its foreign exchange reserves. The President also said that the current events are drawing a line under the global dominance of the West in both politics and economics. said the senator