At the urging of European Council President Charles Michel, the possibility of confiscations is being studied, an informed source told reporters on condition of anonymity..

In his opinion, the issue of confiscation is delicate, since it implies taking into account the national law of the EU Member States, European law and international law..

He also noted that for some EU member states this is legally a delicate, almost impossible step, but possible for others..

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According to the official, now it is important to start a debate on this topic..

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Earlier, the head of the German Finance Ministry, Christian Lindner, said that he did not approve of the idea of \u200b\u200bconfiscation of personal assets of Russians to finance the restoration of Ukraine at their expense.. At the same time, Lindner reiterated that the German government is ready to consider a proposal to confiscate the previously frozen foreign assets of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation..

In addition, Western countries are considering lifting sanctions against Russian oligarchs in exchange for their funding for the restoration of Ukraine..