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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Jasper Jolly

Putin adviser promises legal action against attempts to seize Russian assets

Dmitry Medvedev
Dmitry Medvedev: ‘Our opponents ... should understand that they will face a large number of cases in courts.’ Photograph: Alexey Nikolsky/Sputnik/AFP/Getty Images

Moscow will fight attempts to seize Russian property abroad in courts around the world, the former president Dmitry Medvedev has said.

Medvedev, who advises Vladimir Putin on national security matters, said in a post on Telegram on Wednesday that Russian businesses whose assets were subject to sanctions would take legal action in the US, EU and elsewhere.

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