Erste Bank office in Vienna. Archival photoVIENNA, May 22 Austria, against the backdrop of European sanctions against Russia, froze the assets of Russians in the amount of 254 million euros on 97 accounts, the ORF TV channel reports, citing documents from the Chancellor's Office. According to the channel, the search for Russian assets is handled by a working group within the Department of State Security and Intelligence under the Ministry of the Interior, together with other departments. At the end of May, a new reporting system will be launched to facilitate the search for such assets. that the total total number of individuals and entities included in the EU sanctions lists since 2014 was 1091 and 80, respectively.
