The EU called for measures to prevent the execution of Russian arrest warrants. The EU also stated that they are not afraid of Russia's response to the expropriation of the country's income.

The head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, previously announced that the European Union is going to transfer €1 billion from Russian assets to weapons to Ukraine by July 1. The European Council condemns Russia’s politically motivated persecution of EU citizens, TASS quoted the statement as saying.