By Gleb Bryanski and Elena Fabrichnaya

MOSCOW, Dec 11 (Reuters) – The European Commission has proposed an unprecedented use of about 210 billion euros of frozen Russian sovereign assets to finance Ukraine.

Russia, which does not hold significant sovereign assets of any EU nation except for diplomatic real ‍estate, has said such a move would be an act of theft and warned of “the harshest reaction”. Outlined below are potential things Russia could do in response to any EU decision:

SEIZING FROZEN FOREIGN PRIVATE FUNDS

According to former President Dmitry Medvedev, Russia has about $300 billion of frozen foreign assets in so-called “C-type” accounts created in March 2022 in response to Western sanctions over the war in Ukraine.

There is no official data on the total amount held in ‌these

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