“At the moment, we have been able to freeze €21.5 billion of oligarchs and organizations from the sanctions list.

We continue to work on the assets of the Central Bank of Russia, ”RIA Novosti quotes him.

According to the European Commissioner, some assets and transactions are frozen through Euroclear.

Deputy head of the European Commission Vera Yurova previously said in an interview with Politico that the European Union is exploring opportunities to confiscate and use the frozen reserves of the Central Bank of Russia.

It was also reported that Bulgaria was the initiator of Russia's disconnection from SWIFT and the freezing of its assets.