Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Zakharova said at a press conference on December 4 that if the EU were to seize Russia's frozen assets, “it is impossible not to receive the harshest response.” Zakharova did not specify what kind of response Russia will make. She said that the Russian side believes that European Commission President von der Leyen's related actions are “inappropriate.” On December 3, von der Leyen proposed a new version of the plan to use Russia's frozen assets to aid Ukraine. The amount was reduced from the previous maximum of 186 billion US dollars to about 105 billion US dollars. Belgium still opposes the new plan — most of Russia's frozen assets are in accounts with the European Settlement Bank, which is located in Brussels, the capital of Belgium.

Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Zakharova said at a press conference on December 4 that if the EU were to seize Russia's frozen assets, “it is impossible not to receive the harshest response.” Zakharova did not specify what kind of response Russia will make. She said that the Russian side believes that European Commission President von der Leyen's related actions are “inappropriate.” On December 3, von der Leyen proposed a new version of the plan to use Russia's frozen assets to aid Ukraine. The amount was reduced from the previous maximum of 186 billion US dollars to about 105 billion US dollars. Belgium still opposes the new plan — most of Russia's frozen assets are in accounts with the European Settlement Bank, which is located in Brussels, the capital of Belgium.