"European Union's Controversial Decision on Unfreezing Russian Assets Sparks Tensions with Russia"

Russia's Foreign Ministry warned the West that it would respond "extremely tough" if the United States and European Union seized Russian assets worth hundreds of billions of dollars, following sanctions imposed after Russia's military intervention in Ukraine. The EU has adopted a law to set aside profits from frozen Russian assets for Ukraine's reconstruction, prompting Russia to label it as theft and vow to respond in kind by seizing U.S., European, and other assets.