Financial Times: U.S. says it found way to seize frozen Russian assets ‘in accordance with international law’
Western countries have renewed discussions about seizing frozen Russian assets and transferring them to Ukraine, reports the Financial Times.
According to the outlet, the U.S. has taken an increasingly assertive stance on the issue of asset confiscation during private negotiations in recent weeks, arguing at G7 meetings that it has found a way to do so “in accordance with international law.”
An unnamed official told the Financial Times that Washington believes a decision on asset confiscation can be made in a short period of time. According to the source, the issue may be discussed at a potential meeting of G7 leaders that would mark the second anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
The outlet notes that increasingly active discussions about the possibility of confiscation began against the backdrop political disagreements within the E.U. and the U.S., which have disrupted the allocation of tens of billions of dollars in aid to Ukraine.
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