France Freezes 22 Billion Euros Of Russian Central Bank Assets

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On March 20, local time, French Minister of Economy and Finance Le Maire said that France had frozen the assets of the Russian Central Bank 22 billion euros, and also froze about 150 billion euros of funds in the accounts of relevant Russian individuals in French institutions. Another 500 million euros worth of real estate in France by about 30 Russians was also frozen.