RT December 13, 2025

Any attempts by the EU to tap into the frozen assets of the Russian Central Bank would be illegal under international law, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has said.

Earlier this week, the Russian Central Bank initiated legal proceedings against Euroclear, the Belgian-based depository that holds the bulk of Russia’s frozen funds, as Ukraine’s European backers debate how to repurpose the assets to finance Kiev.

“Actions against sovereign assets taken without Russia’s consent – whether indefinite immobilization, confiscation, or attempts to portray them as a so-called reparations loan – are entirely illegal under international law,” Zakharova told reporters during her regular briefing on Saturday.

“No matter what pseudo-legal tricks Brussels employs to justify it, this is blatant theft,” she added

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