Summary
[Chairman of the Russian State Duma proposes a reciprocal response to the U.S. bill allowing the confiscation of Russian assets]Russian State Duma Chairman Volodin said through social media on May 1 that the U.S. House of Representatives passed a sanctions bill to authorize the freezing of Russian companies and citizens The transfer of assets to Ukraine creates a dangerous precedent. Volodin believes that countries such as Lithuania, Latvia, Poland and the United States, which are not friendly to Russia, are stealing Russian property. He suggested that for businesses in Russia whose owners are from unfriendly countries that are making such decisions, Russia should have the right to respond in the same way, confiscate and sell those assets for national development. (CCTV News Client)
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a sanctions bill authorizing the transfer of frozen assets of Russian companies and citizens to Ukraine, setting a dangerous precedent, Russian State Duma Chairman Volodin said via social media on May 1.
Volodin believes that countries such as Lithuania, Latvia, Poland and the United States, which are not friendly to Russia, are stealing Russian property. He suggested that for businesses in Russia whose owners are from unfriendly countries that are making such decisions, Russia should have the right to respond in the same way, confiscate and sell those assets for national development.
(Article source: CCTV News Client)