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Minister of Foreign Affairs of In an interview with Al-Arabiya TV, Sergei Lavrov called the freezing of Russia's gold and foreign exchange reserves by Western countries a “theft.” He said the West had used the same means to pay for gas supplies. At the same time, the money received by Russia was deposited in foreign bank accounts.
These accounts have now been frozen. Lavrov points out that, in fact, Western countries have been receiving Russian gas for free for years.