MOSCOW, July 3. The total value of Russian property that could theoretically be arrested in providing the arbitration court on YUKOS, is about $ 5 billion (4.5 billion euros). This writes RBC with reference to a source close to the leadership of the State Duma.
“The problems we have are really great: coming numerous arrests and” councils “for several years”, – says a government official.
According to another official, the government has established an interdepartmental working group that assessed what property is and how much can lose Russia as a result of bailiffs. According to him, the group included, among others, representatives of the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Justice.
In 2012, the Audit Chamber checked the spending budget to find Russian property abroad. The agency report said that in the registry of objects located outside of Russia, provides information on 166 plots of land and 807 buildings and premises. The total value of assets that could potentially be seized, not more than 4 billion euros, said in the conclusions of the inter-ministerial group. “Not any more, even if all the corners of the find” – assures the official who took part in its work.
In July, at a closed session of the Duma Committee on Property with Foreign Ministry officials, security forces and state-owned banks has been sounded close figure – about $ 5 billion (4.5 billion euros), said the source RBK close to the leadership of the State Duma.
Earlier, in France and Belgium were arrested assets and accounts that the authorities of these countries consider Russia, pursuant to decision of the arbitration court in The Hague on the suit of the former Yukos shareholders. This solution requires Russia to pay a total of $ 50 billion a number of companies – the former Yukos shareholders. It was reported that the arrests of Russian assets in connection with the court decision on the claim Yukos also discussed the state media.
The US informed Russia of the beginning of the trial to declare a decision of the Hague arbitration in the United States. By the laws of the United States, Russia has 60 days to respond to the lawsuit filed, expires on August 20.
At the end of last week, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs warned the US State Department on the response in the event of the arrest of Russian property in the case Yukos. “Any attempt to use security and executive measures in respect of being on the US territory of the Russian property will be considered as the basis for the Russian Federation in relation to the adoption of the US, its citizens and legal entities adequate and proportionate retaliatory steps,” – said in a note to the Russian Foreign Ministry.
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