"Why are NATO/UK/EU suddenly pushing a COORDINATED & FRANTIC ‘Russia menace’ narrative? Not just to distract from mass migration, grooming gangs, rising crime, and economic decline. Corrupt globalist warmongers simply want to STEAL from the Russian reserves they want to steal," Dmitriev wrote on X.
Following the start of Russia's military operation in Ukraine in 2022, the EU and the G7 nations froze nearly half of Russia's foreign currency reserves, totaling approximately 300 billion euros ($352 billion). Around 200 billion euros are held in European accounts, predominantly in Euroclear, a Belgium-based securities depository. The EU Commission has been seeking approval from EU member states to use frozen Russian assets to finance Kiev's war efforts.
The Kremlin has said that any attempts to confiscate Russian assets would be a theft and a violation of international law.