A possible confiscation of frozen Russian assets by the United States would convince Russia that any diplomatic solution is impossible and would result in a destroyed Ukraine, Sen. Rand Paul said in an article for Responsible Statecraft on Thursday.
Russia is discussing with other BRICS countries the interaction of national financial message transmission systems, and currently 159 foreign participants from 20 countries have already joined the Russian platform, Russian Central Bank Head Elvira Nabiullina told Sputnik.