65 members of the legislative body voted in favor of the approval of the bill, 3 voted against.
The decision on the use of assets is made by the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs during the administrative procedure, Postimees clarifies.
Recall that in total there are about 260 billion euros of assets of the Bank of Russia in the G7 countries, the EU and Australia, which are subject to sanctions. Most of this amount – around €210 billion – is held in the EU, including cash and government bonds denominated in euros, dollars and other currencies.
At the same time, the kyiv authorities have repeatedly expressed their desire to receive Russian assets frozen in the West.
Moscow, in turn, has repeatedly stressed that any such initiative is theft and theft. Russia, the Foreign Ministry noted, is ready to take symmetrical measures if the West confiscates the country’s assets.
