Moscow : The $1 billion in Russian assets frozen in the United States remain Russia\u2019s property, and Moscow will determine how the funds should be used if they are released, Russian presidential administration deputy head Maxim Oreshkin said in an interview with VGTRK journalist Pavel Zarubin.<\/p>\n
Commenting on President Vladimir Putin\u2019s recent remarks about potentially transferring the funds to the Board of Peace, Oreshkin stressed: \u201cThe billion [dollars] belongs to Russia, and we will provide instructions on how we deem it appropriate to use them.\u201d<\/p>\n
Oreshkin noted that the process is straightforward if US financial institutions comply: \u201cIf American banks, which are currently prohibited from executing orders from Russia, carry out these orders, then the transaction will proceed. It\u2019s simple.\u201d<\/p>\n
During a meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on January 22, Putin said Moscow was ready to allocate $1 billion to support the Palestinian people through the Board of Peace, a structure he was invited to join by former US President Donald Trump. The use of frozen Russian assets as part of this contribution has been discussed with US representatives and was raised again during the American delegation\u2019s visit to the Kremlin on January 22.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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