Russia has “significant amounts” of Western assets and property on its territory that could be targets for retaliation by Moscow if the West seizes income from Russian assets, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday.
Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) agreed at a summit in Italy last week to use interest from Russian assets frozen in the West to provide a US$50 billion loan to Ukraine.
Russia says the action is illegal and will rebound against the West by undermining confidence in the global financial system.
