Russia could retaliate if the West seizes assets, as it has taken conservatorship of assets from several foreign companies estimated at approximately $288 billion, which refused to operate in Russia.

Russian assets worth over $300 billion were locked up overseas in 2022 as a result of the Ukrainian crisis turning into a full-fledged NATO-Russia proxy conflict. Threats have been made by Western authorities to take these monies and send them to Ukraine for "reconstruction." Leading econo...