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沒收俄羅斯被凍結資產需謹慎 可能引發意想不到的後果.

.歐洲清算銀行(Euroclear Ltd.)執行長Valerie Urbain警告稱，如果歐盟沒收俄羅斯央行被凍結的資產，可能引發意想不到的後果。

Urbain在達沃斯世界經濟論壇上,美國總統川普正在向烏克蘭施壓,希望該國與俄羅斯進行和談,而某些和平的選項蘊含風險。被凍結的俄羅斯資產可能是談判中的內容之一,承認部分官員對於沒收資產感興趣。

俄羅斯聯邦中央銀行表示,歐洲清算銀行凍結俄羅斯3000億美元的資產,是不合法敵事項,如果是歐盟沒收俄羅斯央行被凍結的資產,如此一來俄羅斯勢在必行的報復歐盟,不排除戰後調高輸送給予歐洲天然的價碼,導致於歐盟諸國付出更多的金錢,除此之外長久的國際訴,將使得歐盟難以應付,俄羅斯無休止的索賠訴訟.

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Seizing Russian Assets Risks Unintended Outcomes.

Euroclear Ltd. Chief Executive Officer Valerie Urbain warned of unintended consequences if the European Union were to confiscate frozen assets from Russia’s central bank.

US President Donald Trump is pressuring Ukraine to negotiate with Russia and certain options for peace will come with risks, Urbain told Bloomberg Television at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Friday. Russia’s frozen assets could be an element in the negotiations, she added, acknowledging that some officials are interested in pushing ahead with a confiscation.

“There could always be also countermeasures from Russia which could further destabilize the financial markets,” Urbain said.

The Brussels-based clearing house holds the bulk of Russian central bank assets that have been frozen under sanctions by the EU and Group of Seven countries. Urbain stressed the importance of transferring not only assets, but also liabilities, in case of a confiscation by EU member states to protect Euroclear from later claims by Russia.

.We have seen the case of the Iranian assets over 20 years later,” Urbain said. “So I think this is not something which is theoretical.”EU Economy Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis said in December that the bloc should consider taking steps beyond freezing assets, including possibly seizing them to compensate Ukraine for damage from Russia’s invasion.

So far, the EU has only used profits generated by the sanctioned Russian assets to provide aid to Ukraine, as full confiscation remains much more controversial under international law. Under a G-7 plan, Kyiv’s allies approved a mechanism where the profits are being used to underpin a €50 billion ($52.5 billion) loan package for Kyiv.

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