The EU noted that plans

to confiscate

Russian assets, primarily state assets worth about $350 billion, are unprecedented and complex.  

This was stated by the head of the European Union task force Anders Anlid, Euractiv

writes .

According to him, "there is nothing simple" when it comes to finding huge sums that should be directed to the restoration of Ukraine.   

"It is a difficult task to find acceptable legal means," he said.

Many Russian citizens who became the object of sanctions challenged them in court.

It is noted that in one high-profile case, the General Court of the EU in early March issued a temporary ruling on the suspension of part of the sanctions against Russian Formula 1 driver Nikita Mazepin.

He is the son of the owner and executive director of the chemical manufacturer Uralchem.

It said precedents for asset forfeiture are rare, even at the global level, with the exception of Iraqi assets seized by the United States at the end of Saddam Hussein's regime.

"I hope we can get results during Sweden's EU presidency, which ends in June. But these are complex issues. There will be short-term and long-term aspects of what we do," he said.

As the publication writes, Anlid, CEO of the Swedish National Chamber of Commerce, has experience in this field.

Previously, he worked on the package of sanctions introduced against Moscow after the occupation of Crimea in 2014.

It will be recalled that

the UN General Assembly adopted a draft resolution on the payment by Russia of reparations to Ukraine caused by the invasion.

94 countries supported the document, 14 spoke against it, including Russia, China, Belarus, Iran, Syria, Cuba, Zimbabwe, Eritrea.

The Kremlin called the decision of the UN General Assembly a "robbery" and issued a new round of threats against Ukraine and the West.

Oleg Ustenko, adviser to the President of Ukraine on economic issues, said that

Ukraine claims $350 billion in Russian gold and currency reserves.

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