Volodin: It is right to confiscate the commercial activities of citizens from unfriendly countries in response to similar measures

Moscow-Sana

The Speaker of the Russian State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin said that it is right to confiscate the business activities of citizens of unfriendly countries located in Russia as a reaction to similar actions of foreign countries in relation to Russian business on its territory.

Commenting on the law adopted by the US House of Representatives that allows the freezing of assets of Russian companies and citizens and their transfer to Ukraine, Volodin wrote on his Telegram channel today, “It is right with regard to businesses located on the territory of the Russian Federation and whose owners belong to unfriendly countries, to take against them such as These decisions should be responded to with similar measures, i.e. the confiscation of these assets and the investment of the money obtained from their sale in the development processes in our country.”

Volodin pointed out that Russian businessmen buy foreign companies operating in Russia and the shares of partners who want to leave the Russian market, considering that they behave in a civilized manner and in accordance with the rules of international law.

Volodin pointed out that a number of unfriendly countries such as Lithuania, Latvia, Poland and the United States were involved in stealing Russian money.

Volodin stressed the need to return Russia's frozen gold and foreign exchange reserves abroad, amounting to about $300 billion, stressing that they are state funds, noting that in response, the Russian Central Bank banned foreign investors from withdrawing funds from the financial system of the Russian Federation.

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