I would be interested to hear the finance minister's opinion on this matter.

It's well known that the government as a whole supports the idea of using the frozen Russian central bank assets.

But as you all know, we're currently stuck at the European level because Belgium, where these assets are held by a private company, Euroclear, is asking for guarantees from other EU member states so that it doesn't have to carry the financial risk alone.

However, Belgium feared that Russia could later sue for damages, leaving a single country liable for the financial risk.

We're talking about roughly 190 billion euros in frozen Russian assets.

Under the usual EU burden-sharing formula, Germany would be responsible for about a quarter of the guarantees.

That's close to 50 billion euros.

We would have to at least inform the budget committee.

At the moment, millions of customers are unable to access their online accounts.

One third of the ATMs are not working.

We need to clarify quickly what cash reserves are available at Germany's central bank, and whether additional cash could be transported to Germany from neighboring countries at short notice.

Because when people stand in front of an empty ATM, it unsettles them.

The finance minister points to the economic risks involved.

I understand what the defense minister said about mobilizing reservists.

And ultimately, he's the one who has to make the call.

But the longer reservists are away from their regular jobs, the more it hurts the country's economic output.

So, yes, you do what you have to do.

But the longer this lasts, the more those workers are missing elsewhere.

But they do not have to worry about classified information or the sensitivities of a governing coalition.

Yes, Jörg Asmussen, today I'm the finance minister.

At the moment, millions of customers are unable to access their online accounts.

One third of the ATMs are not working.

We need to clarify quickly what cash reserves are available at Germany's central bank and whether additional cash could be transported to Germany from neighboring countries at short notice.

Because when people stand in front of an empty ATM, it unsettles them.