Yachts, villas and other assets worth about 10 billion euros belonging to Russian oligarchs and EU-sanctioned officials were also frozen.
As part of the sanctions, the EU countries froze the assets of the Central Bank of Russia in the amount of about 23 billion euros ($ 24.5 billion). At the same time, the United States froze $ 100 billion in Russian assets, writes Reuters.
According to information received by the European Commission from 27 EU governments, at least one tenth of frozen assets are in the EU, said EU Commissioner for Justice Didier Reynders.
According to him, since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, the EU has frozen about 23 billion euros, and this figure is negligible compared to $ 100 billion frozen by the United States.
EU countries have also frozen about 10 billion euros in physical assets, such as yachts and villas linked to oligarchs and Kremlin-linked officials.
Reinders did not say whether all EU governments have frozen assets, as many countries are cautious about fully complying with EU sanctions and refuse to speak publicly about them.
Russia has publicly stated that Western sanctions have frozen about $ 300 billion of its central bank assets worldwide.
It will be recalled that the European Commission wants to simplify the confiscation of assets related to illegal activities and those who evade EU sanctions against Russia.
