Bruno Le Maire, Minister of the Economy, announces Tuesday on franceinfo the strengthening of French financial sanctions against Russia as Russian troops gather at the gates of Kiev, Ukraine.
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“We are going to wage an all-out economic and financial war on Russia”declared Bruno Le Maire, Minister of the Economy, on Tuesday March 1 on franceinfo. “We are going to cause the collapse of the Russian economy”assured the Minister.
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According to him, the sanctions will be “applied” until “Vladimir Putin returns to better intentions in Ukraine”.
Financial crisis in Russia ➡️ “Sanctions are extremely effective. We are going to wage a total economic and financial war on Russia”, declares Bruno Le Maire, Minister of the Economy. “We are going to cause the collapse of the Russian economy.” pic.twitter.com/uDCAvoNrMJ
— franceinfo (@franceinfo) March 1, 2022
“I set up a task force, continues the Minister, to identify all the Russian oligarchs who are in France, their property, their assets, to be able to freeze and seize them. We have extended this search on behalf of the oligarchs, their spouses, their children, their SCIs.”
Satellite images taken on Monday (February 28) show a huge Russian military convoy advancing northwest of the capital, Kiev, a main military target for Russia since the February 24 invasion of Ukraine..