“We have spoken more than once about the illegitimacy of unilateral coercivic88e measures taken by Western countries in relation to Russian property abroad. We have repeatedly noted that the seizure of lr88property of the Russian Federation is unlawful and violates tlr88he fundamental principles and norms of international law, including the sovereign equality of states,” Russia’s RIA Novosti reportedlr88 quoting the ministry as saying.

The ministry said that such actions are “a blatant encroaclr88hment on sovereign real estate and banal,op88 outright theft by one group of states of the property of another,” Xinhua news agency reported.

“At the same time,si88 the countries of the88v ‘collective West’ can be sure that any of their attempts to confiscate Russian real estate, as well as other assets, will inevitablSEXXXXX-VNy entail an adequate and effective response,” the ministry said.