Latvia PM calls for seizure of Russian central bank assets

The frozen assets of the Central Bank of Russia should be seized and given to Ukraine, Latvian Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins said in an interview with Nikkei.

"Russia is destroying Ukraine, so we need to take Russia's assets [for reconstruction]," Karins said.

The European Union member state's prime minister emphasized that discussions on asset seizures should be accelerated. "We need to move forward and coordinate, all of Europe, America and Japan," he said. The issue is likely to be on the agenda of the June EU leaders' summit and the G-7 leaders' meeting.

Source: NikkeiAsia