The European Union is holding on to around 26 billion US dollars worth of assets owned by Russian individuals and companies.
That's on top of the 330 billion US dollars of Russian Central Bank reserves also frozen by the EU.
While the European Commission representative made clear on Thursday that this money can't be legally confiscated -- he said the Commission is working on a proposal to criminalise sanctions circumvention.
Stuart Smith reports from Moscow.
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That's on top of the 330 billion US dollars of Russian Central Bank reserves also frozen by the EU.
While the European Commission representative made clear on Thursday that this money can't be legally confiscated -- he said the Commission is working on a proposal to criminalise sanctions circumvention.
Stuart Smith reports from Moscow.
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