On Wednesday evening, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement regarding Tuesday's case United States decision on granting a loan to Ukraine with money from frozen Russian assets.
The Kremlin ministry stated that the US move is aimed at financing Volodymyr Zelensky's “bankrupt clique”.and putting at Kiev's disposal “state assets 'frozen' and in fact stolen by the G7 countries from Russia” – is just robbery.”
Ukraine-Russia. The Kremlin reacts decisively to the loan granted by the US
In evaluation Moscow the action taken by Washington is “qualified in the criminal law of every civilized state as theft committed by a criminal group based on previous collusion.” “To put it bluntly – G7 is stealing other people's moneypreparing the ground for the seizure and release of all Russian state reserves held in the West,” the statement reads.
The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs also concluded that the loan granted by the USA “it won't help anyway” Ukrainebecause “not a single G7 country will be able to plug the hole in its own budget.” The ministry added that the decision was made White House has already caused “serious damage” in the dollar-based global financial system.
“Administration Joe Biden'strying in its Russophobic zeal to impose as many anti-Russian sanctions as possible before handing over power team Donald Trump on January 20 next year, ignores the deteriorating state of the US economy, including the astronomical national debt, as well as the falling standard of living, which was the main the reason for the defeat of the Democrats in the November presidential elections,” the ministry said.
Russia threatens the USA. “This will not go unanswered”
The Kremlin also assessed that Washington “is unable to stop development Russia and inflict a strategic defeat on Moscow using Kiev puppets”, which – according to Putin's officials – confirms the entire course of the “special military operation”. “Any such plans are doomed to failure,” it was emphasized.
Moscow threatened that “no pseudo-legal tricks, heavily laced with hypocrisy and double standards, “will not remain unanswered.”
“Russia has sufficient capabilities to retaliate by seizing Western assets under its jurisdiction, which can then be used to build industrial potential and implement infrastructure projects in Russian regions,” the Ministry of Diplomacy said.
“The theft of Russian assets hits home United States and their satellites (US allies – ed.), destabilizing the already fading 'rules-based world order',” the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs mocked.
War in Ukraine. Huge funds from the USA. This is money from Russian assets
The US announced the payment to Ukraine on Tuesday $20 billion loanwhich will be repaid from the proceeds from frozen Russian assets. “The United States has fulfilled its mission,” the State Department said in a statement.
Half of the $20 billion is to be aid economicand the second one military. – This money will provide Ukraine with a crucial injection of support as it defends its country against unprovoked aggression, said Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen.
The $20 billion disbursement is part of the o loan package total value of PLN 50 billionwhich they will provide Kijowowi countries from the G7 group.