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Russia to seize foreigners’ funds in retaliation -RIA – Metro US

Russia to seize foreigners’ funds in retaliation -RIA

Deputy Chairman of Russia’s Security Council Medvedev gives an interview
Deputy Chairman of Russia’s Security Council Medvedev gives an interview outside Moscow

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia will respond to the seizure of money of Russian citizens and companies abroad by seizing funds of foreigners and foreign companies in Russia, RIA news agency quoted Dmitry Medvedev, deputy head of the security council, as saying on Saturday.

Moscow does not rule out nationalising the assets of companies registered in the United States, European Union and other “unfriendly jurisdictions”, Medvedev was quoted as saying.

(Reporting by Maxim Rodionov; Writing by Olzhas Auyezov; Editing by Catherine Evans)