site.btaUPDATED EC Doesn’t Rule Out Possibility of Confiscating Frozen Russian Assets if Legally Possible

There have been calls to confiscate frozen Russian assets in the EU, and this issue is being discussed with international partners. The European Commission remains open to such a decision, provided there is a legal basis for it, said EU Agriculture Commissioner Christophe Hansen during a debate in the European Parliament in Strasbourg, focused on Russia's assets affected by EU sanctions due to the war in Ukraine.