It is noted that the discussion of this issue "faced resistance" due to the legal and reputational consequences that may await the United States.
"Senior officials in the Joe Biden administration have warned that the withdrawal of these funds may be illegal and prevent other countries from further relying on the United States as a country for holding investments," the material says.
Also, according to the newspaper, the United States is more cautious on the issue of Russian assets than European countries.
Earlier, the head of the Central Bank of Russia, Elvira Nabiullina, said that the financial regulator, under Western sanctions, has the ability to dispose of about half of its reserves.
The first deputy chairman of the Central Bank, Ksenia Yudaeva, said that the Bank of Russia was preparing for the possibility of freezing Russian reserves, although it considered the probability of this step to be low.