The countries of the Group of Seven (G7) plan to keep Russian assets frozen even after the end of the war with Ukraine, Suspilne reports.
This became known to Nikkei from several G7 sources, including high-ranking officials of the European Union.
According to the publication, G7 leaders plan to issue a statement on this issue this month.
We… reaffirm that Russia’s sovereign assets in our jurisdictions will remain frozen until Russia stops its aggression and pays for the damage it has caused to Ukraine, – the draft leaders’ statement prepared by this year’s G7 chairman, Italy, reads.
According to the newspaper, the draft also stipulates that the bloc will guarantee a $50 billion loan to Kyiv.
It is worth noting that since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Bank of Russia’s assets worth about 260 billion euros have been blocked abroad, and more than two-thirds of them have been frozen in the EU.
