Russia warns West: Don't take your assets in our country for granted

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia hinted on Wednesday that it had not dropped the idea of seizing Western-owned assets and businesses in the country, as a top official sharply criticised governments that have hit Moscow with sanctions.

In a combative media briefing, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova warned that Russia was prepared to "act accordingly" if the West decided to use Russia's frozen state assets - chief among them being around $300 billion of central bank foreign currency reserves.

The use of the funds "will be interpreted by us as an unlawful and defiantly unfriendly attack, giving us the right to take retaliatory actions to protect our interests," she said on Wednesday.

Top Western officials, including European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell, have suggested seizing the frozen reserves to help fund Ukraine's reconstruction after the war.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/russia-warns-west-don-t-take-your-assets-in-our-country-for-granted/ar-AAZ040L

What else do you expect from a kleptocracy?

[Me.]

1. Sounds Desperate

[PortTack]

2. They've already done that...so what are you going to seize?

[Alhena]

3. Dropped the idea? They seized hundreds of airplanes they leased

[edhopper]

4. They probably have more in foreign banks

so it would be a wash or negative for Russia.

[Midnight Writer]

5. Russia: Don't expect any more investment from the West after Putin's adventure is over.

Anyone that entrusts their money to Russia deserves to get ripped off, on the basis of stupidity alone.

[uponit7771]

6. K&R, Sanctions are hitting Rus private sector HARDER than expected. Look at YT videos of Russian ...

... malls and construction and logistics just falling apart.

Putrid thought he could take Ukr on the cheap and the west would just sit and watch and bitch and do nothing in return.

He was wrong

[librechik]

7. Wow. Didn't everybody leave already?

Fuck the ones that didn't.

Is the Russian Market worth the headache? Doubt it.