Russian embassies are apparently running out of money due to EU sanctions, according to Bild. This is evidenced by the inspection of a correspondence file between the Russian embassy in Stockholm (Sweden) and an authority in Sweden.
The Russian embassy in Stockholm and the consulate in Gothenburg applied through the Swedish “Kommerskollegium” (equivalent to the Federal Office for Export Economics and Export Control) for permission to withdraw money from a Russian account.
Other Russian embassies in Europe are likely to have the same problems now, because the costs for diplomats, embassy buildings and all security measures are not small.
In its letter to the Swedish authorities, the Russian embassy listed some items for which money is urgently needed.
Normally, the Russian embassy and consulate cover their expenses through accounts at the Russian bank VTB. However, due to EU sanctions, access to these accounts is blocked.
But EU sanctions include a clause on Russian embassies – they are allowed to withdraw up to 100,000 euros to cover their expenses. More is not possible. The embassy in Stockholm, however, needs more and that is why it submitted the request. At the same time, the embassy said it would withdraw funds in Swedish kronor and US dollars.
The whole process seems to be quite unpleasant for Russian diplomats. The letter also states that the request must be kept secret by the “Swedish press”.
“The embassy would be very grateful if the contents of this letter, the account numbers and other sensitive information were not the subject of articles in the press.”
However, the Swedish authority allowed insight due to the Swedish right of publicity and deleted only the account numbers and the requested amount. These two elements also remain secret in the Swedish public sector. According to the newspaper “Expressen”, however, it is likely to be several hundred thousand euros.
The request of the embassy was approved. However, noting that the embassy must also comply with EU rules and that this approval can be revoked at any time.
Source: Capital
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