"Regarding the frozen assets, we are all very much attached to be compliant with international rules. And you cannot seize these assets from the central bank even in such a situation. And I think it's a matter of credibility, and it's very important that our countries ... do respect the international laws," Macron said in an interview to CBS News.
A move to confiscate state assets would be "the beginning of a total chaos," the French president warned.
"So we will respect international law. We are predictable, and we will not do all impossible things with these frozen assets," Macron said.