How a Russian court ruling triggered $129 million freeze on Google assets in France
Google is reportedly facing a temporary freeze on approximately 110 million euros ($129 million) of its assets in France. According to official court orders seen by news agency Reuters, the measure has been secured by the administrator of the company’s defunct Russian subsidiary. The report says that this move represents a rare attempt by Russian legal authorities to leverage international commercial law to target the overseas assets of a major Western company.
The French action, which involves shares belonging to Google International, was sought by Google Russia through its court-appointed judicial administrator, the report said.
