the Kremlin previously called the status of relationship with...

the Kremlin previously called the status of relationship with the US below zero ......but want to downgrade . LOL

Nevertheless , while it would be a fair thing to do confiscating russ money and giving it to Ukraine may be something to threaten russia with (if they cross certain lines ) rather than doing now .....IMO .

Russia warns of response if frozen assets are confiscated

Russia says it could downgrade its relations with the US, UK and other Western countries if its frozen assets are confiscated.

Deputy foreign minister Sergei Ryabkov said Russia would retaliate if plans to use $300bn in assets frozen since 2022 are put into action.

"Lowering the level of diplomatic relations is one of the options, of course", he said according to state news agency RIA.

"Many high-ranking representatives in our government have already spoken about the issues of our financial, economic and material response to this step [confiscation], which we are warning our opponents, as before, not to take.

"We are now studying the optimal form of reaction, where countermeasures include actions against the assets of our Western opponents as well as diplomatic response measures."

The Kremlin previously called the current state of its US ties as "below zero", but no formal downgrade of relations has occurred since the Ukraine war began.