Duma Seeks Response to EU Asset Moves as Volodin Threatens 'Accountability'

Overview

• The State Duma adopted a resolution asking Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin to draft retaliatory measures if the EU proceeds with what Russia calls the theft of Bank of Russia assets.
• Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin said those who armed Ukraine and supported what he called a neo-Nazi regime would face accountability, invoking Nuremberg-era punishments.
• Volodin declared Russia’s victory in the conflict predetermined and claimed NATO is fighting in Ukraine, accusing Western countries of seeking to recoup costs at Russia’s expense.
• EU and G7 countries froze roughly €300 billion of Russian reserves, with the European Commission reporting €14 billion in income from frozen assets transferred to Ukraine from January to September 2025.
• Russia has already restricted assets of investors from designated unfriendly states by placing funds and income on special C accounts, with withdrawals allowed only by a government commission.