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Putin vows to defend Russia s interests after overseas asset freeze – YouTube
The move came after Russia’s assets were frozen over legal claims from former Yukos oil company shareholders. An international arbitration court at The Hague awarded claimants a record fifty billion dollars. It said Russian officials manipulated the legal system to bankrupt Yukos. Relations between Russia and the European Union sank to a low over the conflict in Ukraine. Europeans accuse Moscow of supporting pro-Russian militias in eastern Ukraine. A claim which Russia has repeatedly denied.