EuroClear, which has frozen the assets of the Russian Federation, hired guards for management because of the danger from

The European company EuroClear, which has frozen Russian assets worth 183 billion euros, hired guards for senior management. This is evidenced by the joint investigation of the edition of Euobserver, the Belgian editions of De Morgen and Humo and the French newspaper Le Monde, writes the Russian Radio Liberty.

According to three sources that wished to remain anonymous due to the lack of authority to speak with the press, Europear has concluded a contract with the French private security company Amarante to protect its CEO and seven members of the Executive Council.

Journalists say that decisions were made in the second half of 2024 against the backdrop of media publications about Moscow’s plans to eliminate Armin Papperger, the head of the German defense concern Rheinmetall, which supplies weapons to Ukraine.

Two independent sources were also reported that in the mid-December 2024, when President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy was visiting Brussels, at the EuroClear headquarters there was an incident with a drone when he found a drone at the heart of Brussels.

When asked to comment on a contract with Amarante’s security firm, a Euroclear representative stated that his company “as an international financial infrastructure retains vigilance and takes all necessary measures to protect employees and offices.” According to a company representative, specific measures cannot be disclosed for security reasons. ”

EuroClear has frozen assets of the Russian Central Bank in 2022 as part of EU sanctions on Russia for a full -scale invasion of Ukraine. On Thursday, March 6, 27 EU leaders will gather in Brussels to discuss the possible seizure of these 183 billion euros in favor of Ukraine. Volodymyr Zelenskyy will also participate in the meeting.

Meanwhile, a high -ranking NATO representative confirmed that RheinMetall Chapter Armin Papperger is still under increased security.

According to the Russian Radio Liberty, the EuroClear decision to attract guards was approved after a large -scale exile of about 750 Russian diplomats from NATO countries since February 24, 2022. Western intelligence services claim that a large part of these diplomats were undercover scouts.

About $ 300 billion of sovereign Russian assets has been frozen in Europe. Most of these funds, approximately 190 billion euros, are stored in the Euroclear International Depository in Belgium. In the UK, approximately 30 billion euros of Russian assets have been frozen and 19 billion euros in France.

The possibilities of using these frozen assets to support Ukraine, in particular to restore and finance defense, are currently being discussed.

After a meeting of foreign ministers on February 24, the EU Cai Callas diplomat said that a new military assistance package for Ukraine from the European Union would be agreed at an extraordinary summit at Brussels on March 6. She also reported that more countries are now in favor of the confiscation of frozen assets of Russia, although there is still no consent and it will hardly be reached in March.