Same reason the West isn't allowing dollars to be transferred from account to account. There's a war on. Since freezing accounts is the same as taxing 100%, Ru

Same reason the West isn't allowing dollars to be transferred from account to account. There's a war on. Since freezing accounts is the same as taxing 100%, Russia has responded in kind and taxed the coupon 100% via the same halted mechanism. What's good for the goose is good for the gander.