“In Estonia itself, there are few of our assets, frankly, according to their estimates - 20 million (the currency is not specified. -
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), there is an estimate that it is somewhat more, but this is not important, there are no state assets here,” RIA Novosti quotes him.
The diplomat added that there are no legal grounds for the confiscation of Russian assets.
“Therefore, from a legal point of view, this is an absolutely hopeless initiative,” Lipaev said.
Earlier, the representative of the European Commission, Christian Wiegand, said that the EC supports Estonia's intention to proceed with the confiscation of Russian financial assets.
Thus, he answered the question of journalists about the plans of the Estonian authorities to publish their own legal plan for the confiscation of Russian assets arrested in the country.
On January 5, Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Reinsalu said that Estonia plans to independently develop a mechanism for transferring frozen Russian financial assets to Ukraine.
The State Duma announced the "global consequences" in the event of the confiscation of Russian assets by Estonia.