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12.12.25 - 18:57
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Russian Central Bank Sues Euroclear As EU Tries To Ram Through Assets Seizure (ZeroHedge)
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Russian Central Bank Sues Euroclear As EU Tries To Ram Through Assets Seizure
In what could prove a well-timed preemptive attack and shot across the bow, Russia's Central Bank (CBR) announced Friday it has initiated legal action against Euroclear, one of Europe's largest securities depositories, which is holding 185 billion euros ($217 billion) of Russia's frozen sovereign assets.
The CBR has filed a lawsuit against the Belgium-based bank in the Moscow Arbitration Court over "illegal actions" - just as European Union leadership is making a move to approve a plan to fund the Ukrainian government for the next years by using income from the Russian assets immobilized under EU sanctions.
"Euroclear's actions caused harm to the Bank of Russia by preventing it from managing the funds and securities that belong to it," the Russian Central Bank said in the statement. The lawsuit seeks compensation for losses as a result of Euroclear indefinitely blocking access to the f...
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