Rome, 9 Nov. (LaPresse) – "The cynicism with which the European Commission interprets the United Nations Charter and other international legal norms, including provisions on sovereign immunity and the inviolability of central bank assets, has long ceased to surprise. Such actions constitute outright deception and robbery. Apparently, the long-standing instincts of colonisers and pirates have been reawakened in Europeans. No matter how the plan to extort money from the Russians is orchestrated, there is no legal way to do so." This was stated by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in an interview with Ria Novosti, regarding the possibility of using frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine.