Kremlin: IMF Opposes Seizing Russian Assets
Russian State News Agency Moscow, December 07 - Putin's press secretary Peskov said that the International Monetary Fund opposes seizing Russian assets and called for not causing negative impact on the international financial system.
Peskov told TV host Zarubin of All-Russian State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company: "We have heard a statement from the International Monetary Fund, which is very cautious about this issue, and calls for these measures not to cause any negative impact on the international financial system. That is to say, even the International Monetary Fund - what it is, it is something they created, and it is the basis of global monetary policy. It turns out that this foundation now goes against its creators and says 'wake up'."
Peskov pointed out that this is an extremely special situation.
He also said: "This has not happened for a long time."
The European Commission is striving to get EU countries to agree to use Russian sovereign assets to assist Kyiv. The amount discussed ranges from 185 billion euros to 210 billion euros, provided in the form of loans, which Ukraine will repay after the conflict ends and "Moscow pays for its material losses." In response, the Russian Foreign Ministry has stated that the idea of the EU requiring Russia to pay war reparations to Ukraine is unrealistic, and Brussels has long been stealing Russian assets.
After Russia's special military operation in Ukraine, the EU and G7 froze nearly half of Russia's gold and foreign exchange reserves, totaling about 300 billion euros. Over 200 billion euros are stored in the EU, mainly in accounts at the Euroclear Bank in Belgium, one of the world's largest clearing and settlement systems. The European Commission reported that between January and November 2025, the EU transferred 18.1 billion euros from the funds of frozen Russian assets to Ukraine.
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