- European Commission President Ursula proposed in September to allocate a new loan to Ukraine using frozen Russian assets.
- Italian journalist Gabriele Nunziati was dismissed from his position after asking the European Commission chief spokesperson Paula Pinho whether Israel should pay for the reconstruction of Gaza, on Tuesday (Nov 4).
- Lavrov: Moscow would respond on the principle of reciprocity if the West transferred Russia's frozen assets to Ukraine.
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There's NO Legal Way to Seize Frozen Russian Assets – Lavrov
34 minutes ago / 2025-11-09T08:22
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/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told Sputnik in an interview published on Sunday that Moscow would respond on the principle of reciprocity if the West transferred Russia's frozen assets to Ukraine.
"Russia will provide an adequate response to any acts of banditry in accordance with the principle of reciprocity, based on national interests and the need to compensate for the damage caused to us," the minister said.
There is no legal way to seize frozen Russian assets, Lavrov added.
"The cynicism of the EU Commission's interpretation of the UN Charter and other international legal norms, including provisions on sovereign immunity and the inviolability of central bank assets, has long ceased to surprise anyone," he said. "No matter how the scheme to seize Russian money is framed, there is no legal way to do it."
The confiscation of frozen Russian assets will not save Kiev as it will not be able to repay any debts, Lavrov added.
"Confiscating our gold and foreign currency reserves will not save Kiev's proteges from a ‘united Europe’... It is clear that the [Kiev] regime will not be able to repay any debts and will never pay off its loans," the minister said.
Not all in the European Union, recognizing this reality, are prepared to blindly take steps that could pose serious reputational risks for the eurozone as an area of economic activity, Lavrov also said.
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https://web.archive.org/web/20251109085703/https://sputnikglobe.com/20251109/theres-no-legal-way-to-seize-frozen-russian-assets--lavrov-1123080541.html
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EU Will Not Dare to Seize Russian Assets Being Sure About Proper Response - Serbia's Vulin
The EU will not dare to seize Russian assets if it knows that an adequate response will follow, Aleksandar Vulin, the founder of the Movement of Socialists party, chairman of the supervisory board of Srbijagas and head of the Russian Historical Society branch in Serbia, in an interview with Sputnik.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen proposed in September to allocate a new loan to Ukraine using frozen Russian assets. According to von der Leyen, Ukraine will only repay the loan if Russia pays "reparations." However, there is no consensus on this loan in the European Union. In October, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova stated that the EU's ideas about Russia paying reparations to the Ukrainian side were detached from reality, and Brussels had long been engaged in stealing Russian assets. She also stated that Moscow would give a guaranteed and very painful response in the event of the confiscation of its frozen assets.
"Why wouldn't they seize Russian property if they have been robbing their colonies throughout their entire history, those who were weaker than them, they will rob Russia too if they think they will not be punished for it. The question is what Russia is preparing as a response. Whether they will seize Russian property depends only on the strength of the response. If they think they will lose more than they gain, then they will not do it," Vulin, who is also former Serbian Deputy Prime Minister, said.
After the start of the Russian special operation in Ukraine, the EU and the G7 countries froze almost half of Russia's gold and foreign exchange reserves, amounting to approximately 300 billion euros. Of these, more than 200 billion euros are located in the EU, mainly in the accounts of the Belgium's Euroclear, one of the world's largest settlement and clearing systems. The European Commission reported that the EU had transferred 14 billion euros to Ukraine from the proceeds of frozen Russian assets between January and September 2025.
In response to the asset freeze, Russia introduced its own restrictions: the assets of foreign investors from unfriendly countries and the income from them are accumulated in special "C" type accounts. They can only be withdrawn by a decision of a special government commission.
The Russian Foreign Ministry has repeatedly called the freezing of Russian assets in Europe theft, noting that the EU is targeting not only the funds of private individuals, but also the state assets of Russia. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated that Moscow would respond to the confiscation of frozen Russian assets by the West. According to Lavrov, Russia also has the opportunity not to return the funds that Western countries held in Russia.
Italian reporter loses job after questioning EU on Israel’s Gaza reconstruction role
BATTLEFORWORLD.COM | November 7, 2025
Italian journalist Gabriele Nunziati was dismissed from his position after asking the European Commission chief spokesperson Paula Pinho whether Israel should pay for the reconstruction of Gaza, on Tuesday (Nov 4).
Rome’s Nova news agency correspondent Nunziati, a Brussels-based journalist said he was informed that his contract would be terminated about a month after he started covering EU field news. The decision for his dismissal came shortly after he asked a question during an Oct. 13 press conference that went viral online.
Nunziati asked Pinho why Israel should not bear the financial responsibility for rebuilding Gaza, comparing what the EU has repeatedly said, regarding Russia must pay for the reconstruction of Ukraine.
Nunziati’s question that resulted in his termination:
“You’ve been repeating several times that Russia should pay for the reconstruction of Ukraine. Do you believe that Israel should pay for the reconstruction of Gaza since they have destroyed almost all its civilian infrastructure?”– Pinho replied saying, that’s “an interesting question,” but declined to comment.
Two weeks after the press conference incident, on Oct. 27, Nunziati received an email from Nova stating that the news agency plan to end their collaboration.
The Israeli genocidal war since October 2023 has killed nearly 69,000 people and injuring more than 170,000 individuals, according to reports from the Gaza Health Ministry.
Italian reporter loses job after questioning EU on Israel’s Gaza reconstruction role
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https://battleforworld.com/2025/08/08/us-government-held-captive-by-israel/#ItalianReporter
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