"This is a temporary freeze," - Kolomoiskyi on his assets worldwide seizure

"This is just a temporary seizure pending trial," Kolomoiskyi told TSN, Censor.NET reports.

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On Dec. 19, London-based High Court of England froze the worldwide assets of Privatbank former owners Ihor Kolomoiskyi and Hennadii Boholiubov. The decision was made under a lawsuit filed by Privatbank against its former owners over alleged extraction of almost $2 billion from the bank through dishonest transactions.