EU has frozen €30bn of assets of Russian and Belarusian oligarchs and entities so far

BY A STAFF REPORTER 

Nearly €30 billion ($32 billion) of assets of Russian and Belarusian oligarchs and entities have been frozen by EU member states so far, the EU’s ‘Freeze and Seize Task Force’ announced Friday.

In a statement, the Task Force said the assets frozen included boats, helicopters, real estate and artwork. It also said that around €196 billion ($213 billion) of transactions have been stopped.