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Putin warns of ‘severe’ consequences if frozen Russian assets used for Ukraine

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Russia’s President Vladimir Putin warned Friday that “severe consequences” would have followed for the EU if it had approved using frozen Russian assets to finance Ukraine — after the bloc failed to approve the plan.

Asked about the assets during his annual press conference, Putin said to follow through with the plan would have been a “robbery” and added: “But why can’t they carry out this robbery? Because the consequences could be severe for the robbers.”

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