Italy has frozen Russian oligarchs’ assets worth $2.5 billion

4 de July, 2023

Italy has frozen Russian oligarchs’ assets valued at around 2 billion euros ($2.5 billion) following the invasion of Ukraine last year, the country’s central bank said on Tuesday.

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