The EU said it is not afraid of Russia's response to the expropriation of the country's income. “We are not intimidated by Russia, and that is why we continue to work to help Ukraine.

Profits from Russian assets will be used for Ukraine, because it is a victim,” TASS quotes him as saying. The Kremlin said that the EU's idea to use 90% of the proceeds from frozen Russian assets to help the Ukrainian Armed Forces leads to the destruction of international law.