OREANDA-NEWS  The seizure of assets of the Russian Federation would be illegal, it would set a precedent and would be a bad signal for other countries, French politician, leader of the Patriots party and candidate for the European Parliament Florian Philippot told RIA Novosti.

The House of Representatives of the US Congress on Saturday passed by a majority vote a bill on the allocation of almost $ 61 billion to Ukraine, as well as a bill including a provision on the confiscation of sovereign assets of the Russian Federation in favor of Ukraine.

"If we do the same thing, first of all, it will be illegal. Secondly, we will create a precedent that will send a very bad signal to countries in the world: invest in us, but if one day things go wrong from a diplomatic point of view, you risk being left without your assets, we will steal them, because this is theft. This will look bad in the eyes of all countries of the world and risks significantly reducing investment in our country. This is illegal and immoral," the politician believes.