MOSCOW, September 22. /TASS/. Brussels is still focused on misappropriating the Bank of Russia’s assets frozen in the EU, the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) press bureau stated.

"The EU has once again set its sights on Russian money," the statement said. "According to information made available to the SVR, Brussels is still all hyped up over plans to misappropriate the Bank of Russia’s assets frozen in the EU. Now, they are discussing proposals at the expert level on creating a new supranational entity where Russian assets could be 'hidden' after being removed from the Euroclear depositary," the press bureau noted.

The SVR emphasized that European bureaucrats are in a hurry to seize Russian money. "European bureaucrats are rushing. They fear that without seizing Russian assets they will not be able to endlessly fund the corrupt Kiev regime, which constitutes the expenditure side of NATO’s conflict with Russia. EU leaders have a vital interest in completing the operation to steal Russian assets before the elections in a number of European countries in 2027," the statement noted. "In the future, the 'window of opportunity' for seizing Russian assets may close as new governments take shape following the elections. These governments will likely be less inclined to support the Kiev regime and unwilling to stir up a large-scale war in Europe. In this regard, the European thieves of Russian property especially fear the presidential elections in France and the parliamentary elections in Spain, Greece, and Poland," the press bureau recalled.

According to the SVR, the current EU elite must realize that "its attempts to steal Russia’s sovereign assets will undermine the credibility of pan-European institutions." "Countries in the Global South will no longer consider European jurisdictions as a 'safe haven.' For Europe will not be able to maintain the stability of its own financial system without relying on large foreign holders of European securities, such as China, India, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Singapore. So, the thief will be punished in any case," the press bureau concluded.