Since the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the United States and Europe have jointly sanctioned Russia and frozen many Russian overseas assets. A few days ago, the United States suggested that the G7 hand over the seized Russian assets to Ukraine to help Ukraine continue to resist Russia and promote the continuation of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. This makes Russia unbearable. According to the report, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Ryabkov said that if about $300 billion in Russian assets are confiscated by the United States and delivered to Ukraine, Russia will sever diplomatic relations with the United States.
Ryabkov is saying that the Russian side is ready to deal with any situation, and the United States should not have illusions. Earlier, Russian Secretary Dmitry Peskov said that Russia would not ignore any country that seized its assets, and if this happens, Russia will consider seizing Western assets in retaliation.
After the start of Russia's special military operation against Ukraine, the United States and European Union member states froze nearly half of Russia's foreign exchange reserves of about $300 billion, of which about $220 billion were deposited in European bank accounts. In the first nine months of this year, about 3 billion euros of interest was earned on frozen Russian assets, European banks said. If the US-EU bloc gives these assets to Ukraine, then Ukraine will receive huge assistance to continue the war.
Previously, the United States proposed to allocate $60 billion to Ukraine to support its war, but the US Congress did not approve it. If Russia's overseas assets are given to Ukraine, it can meet Ukraine's strategic needs and once again make Ukraine confident in the United States and the European Union.
Now, Putin has drawn a bottom line, believing that once the United States confiscates Russia's $300 billion, then it will sever diplomatic relations with the United States, which means that the relationship between the United States and Russia will be further antagonistic. Will the United States back down on this?According to the plan of the United States, weakening Russia through the war of the first man is in line with the established strategic deployment. But if there is no room for maneuver in US-Russian relations, then Russia will inevitably be pushed into a corner, and Russia may respond in a stronger way. If the United States and Russia sever diplomatic relations as a result, the United States will not be able to understand Russia's strategic deployment.
During the period when the United States and the Soviet Union were vying for hegemony, the United States and the Soviet Union still maintained diplomatic relations, and even though they almost turned their faces because of the Cuban Missile Crisis, the two countries still maintained their sanity through dialogue channels. Today, relations between the United States and Russia are more tense than they were during the period when the United States and the Soviet Union were vying for hegemony, and the United States has been avoiding confrontation with a nuclear superpower like Russia, which is not in line with the global strategic interests of the United States. Therefore, after Putin's warning, the United States will reassess its relationship with Russia and suspend the confiscation of Russian assets abroad.
Russia's seizure of hundreds of billions of dollars by the United States and Europe is undoubtedly a reminder to all countries not to deposit their foreign exchange reserves in the United States and European countries, and they will find a reason to use hooligan means to seize and seize the wealth of other countries at any time. The United States and Europe always put their interests first and will not make concessions for the sake of peace and stability. The United States and Russia are world powers, and once the two countries turn their faces, it will have an impact on the world order, and the two countries should solve problems through dialogue and peace talks to maintain world stability!