France has published a list of Russian assets worth 23.7 billion euros or 25.6 billion US dollars blocked due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, CNN reports, citing the French Ministry of Finance.
According to CNN, the bulk of the frozen assets are the assets of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation, the value of which, according to the ministry, is 22.8 billion euros ($24.7 billion).
The list of blocked assets also included 33 properties (in Antibes, Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat and Saint-Tropez on the French Riviera) - 573.6 million. euros ($621 million), 3 yachts - 125 million euros ($135.3 million) and 6 helicopters - 60 million euros ($64.9 million).
In addition, 178 billion euros ($192.7 billion) are frozen in private bank accounts..
According to the Minister of Economy and Finance of France Bruno Le Mer, the frozen property belonged to 30 Russians, he did not name names..
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Earlier it was reported that the European Police Agency launched Operation Oscar to support financial investigations of assets belonging to individuals and legal entities subjected to sanctions in connection with the Russian invasion of Ukraine.. The operation will last at least a year and will be aimed at supporting criminal investigations by EU member states to circumvent restrictions in the trade and economic sphere.