Russian officials warn of ‘inevitable response’ to Ireland’s ‘criminal behaviour’ relating to EU deal on using frozen Moscow assets
In a statement, the DFA said Irish support efforts would include “the use of revenue from frozen Russia n assets to finance Ukrainian security and reconstruction needs”.
The decision followed an EU agreement in February that this revenue be used to support Ukraine “as it seeks to protect its territorial integrity, sovereignty and its people from the ongoing brutal and illegal Russian invasion,” said the DFA statement.The move is a compromise deal and stops short of seizing the deposits entirely. It will free up about €3 billion a year which will be sent to Ukraine in the form of cash and military materiel.
It accused Ireland of being an accomplice in “outright theft” and said it has now shown itself to be a “participant in the West’s hybrid war against Russia”. Ireland is “responsible” for the seizure and “should be prepared to take responsibility for their actions,” it said. The embassy called the move “an economic aggression in clear violation of all legal norms and a hostile political act”.
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