Kiev - Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk appealed to the United States, European Union and G7 countries on Thursday to freeze Russian assets until Russian forces withdraw from Ukrainian territory.
At a government meeting, Yatseniuk asked "the US, and EU, G7 countries to freeze Russian assets and finances until Russia withdraws armed forces, equipment and agents."
He also said the finance ministry would sell $340m to the central bank to support reserves and help stabilise the hryvnia.