Vladimir Putin said on Friday that plans by western countries to provide Ukraine with loans using interest from Russian assets frozen abroad was theft and would not go unpunished.
Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► http://bit.ly/guardianwiressub
Putin, speaking at a meeting with foreign ministry officials, said the way the west had treated Moscow showed that any country could fall victim to a similar western asset freeze. He said: ‘It is becoming obvious to all countries … that their assets and reserves are far from safe in both the legal and economic sense of the word. Anyone could be next in line for expropriation by the US and the west’
The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://bit.ly/3uhA7zg
Sign up to the Guardian’s free new daily newsletter, First Edition ► http://theguardian.com/first-edition
Website ► https://www.theguardian.com
Facebook ►https://www.facebook.com/theguardian
Twitter ► https://twitter.com/guardian
Instagram ► https://instagram.com/guardian
The Guardian on YouTube:
The Guardian ► https://bit.ly/guardiannewssubs
Guardian Australia ► https://bit.ly/guardianaussubs
Guardian Football ► https://bit.ly/gdnfootballsubs
Guardian Sport ► https://bit.ly/gdnsportsubs
Guardian Live ► https://bit.ly/guardianlivesubs
#Putin #Russia #Sanctions #VladimirPutin #Ukraine