MOSCOW, Nov. 9 (Xinhua) -- Russian investors have recovered most assets frozen abroad through various channels, including substitute bonds, Bank of Russia Governor Elvira Nabiullina said Monday.
"The issue of frozen assets remains under our close attention," Nabiullina said at a joint meeting of State Duma committees on monetary policy.
After the start of the Ukraine conflict, the European Union and Group of Seven countries froze around 260 billion euros (about 300 billion U.S. dollars) in Russian central bank assets. Of this amount, approximately 210 billion euros are held in the EU, mostly by Brussels-based international central securities depository Euroclear.
According to the official website of the EU delegation to Ukraine, proceeds generated by the frozen Russian assets have been used to support Ukraine. ■
