“Financial Times”: Saudi Arabia and Indonesia demand that the European Union not seize Russian assets

Russia – The Financial Times newspaper published a lengthy article in which it confirmed that a number of global powers, such as Saudi Arabia and Indonesia, are trying to convince European Union countries to abandon the idea of ​​confiscating Russian assets.

The newspaper wrote: “Countries such as Indonesia and Saudi Arabia are pressuring European Union capitals to abandon the idea of ​​confiscating Russian assets, fearing for the future of their assets located in Western countries.”

“They are very concerned,” an unnamed European official told the newspaper, adding that the main concern of these countries is the question of “whether their money is safe.”

The newspaper pointed out that at the recent meeting of the G20 finance ministers in Brazil, the situation was tense over the issue of the possible confiscation or use of Russian assets frozen in the West.

According to the newspaper: “Saudi Finance Minister Mohammed Al-Jadaan and his Indonesian counterpart Mulyani Indrawati were among those who expressed their rejection of the idea of ​​confiscating Russian assets.”

Earlier, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov warned that confiscating Russian assets would put a “big nail” in the coffin of the entire Western economic system.

Peskov said in a press statement: “If this happens, it will set a dangerous precedent and put a big nail in the coffin of the entire Western economic system.”

Recently, the US House of Representatives approved a bill to allocate $61 billion to Ukraine, and a bill to confiscate Russian assets in favor of Kiev.

Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov warned Western countries against confiscating Russian assets, stressing that Russia has all the tools to respond.

Source: Novosti