Reuters
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks on the Congress of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Marketers in Moscow, Russia April 25.
Russia is thinking about the choice of reducing the extent of diplomatic members of the family with the US if Washington takes sensible measures to confiscate its property, RIA Novosti reported on Thursday, bringing up Russian Deputy International Minister Sergei Ryabkov.
The United States Senate on Tuesday voted to move a international backup bundle that comes with long-stalled backup for Israel and Ukraine. The invoice, which US President Joe Biden signed into legislation on Wednesday, additionally comprises measures to confiscate frozen Russian property for investment Ukraine.
“We are now exploring the optimal form of reaction,” Ryabkov mentioned, including that Moscow is thinking about each financial and diplomatic responses.
“Among the countermeasures, there may also be actions against the assets of our Western opponents,” he mentioned.
