The European Union wants not to freeze, but to confiscate Russian assets in Europe, but this needs a legal framework. This was stated by the head of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen at a press conference in Berlin, Russian media write.
“Of course, our goal is not so much to freeze as to confiscate assets is our task. However, this is not so easy from a legal point of view. We protect the rule of law, but this means that we must follow the rule of law, so we have a lot Work to create impeccable legal grounds (for confiscation of assets ed.), ”she said.