The EU is alarmed by Putin's statements on the response to the theft of Russian assets - Financial Times 0 25

“Moscow's threats to take retaliatory measures against Western companies in response to the EU's decision to indefinitely freeze Russian assets have heightened concerns in some European capitals,” the article states.

This particularly concerns countries that are wary of using these funds to support Ukraine — Belgium, Italy, and Austria.

Earlier, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban mentioned a letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin, in which he inquired about Moscow's possible reaction to the EU's confiscation of Russian assets. According to him, in the response letter, Moscow warned of a “decisive response using all instruments of international law.”