News about Russia

Today, the United States is announcing a $275 million drawdown of weapons and equipment to support the brave people of Ukraine. We will continue to stand with Ukraine in its fight against Russia’s aggression.

❗️Confiscating Russian frozen assets may serve as a deterrent against other states' acts of aggression. It is essential to create legal mechanisms for confiscation with a high bar to cross and clear criteria related to Russia's war of aggression against #Ukraine. Find out more…

Putin authorized the use of U.S. property in Russia to compensate for the seizure of Russian property in the United States. One of Putin's strategies of keeping Western businesses in Russia is making their exit extremely costly and tiresome. This seems to be one more step in… pic.twitter.com/xFjt92MHcX

Vladimir Putin has signed a decree outlining the procedure for Russia to seize US assets if the US moves forward with giving proceeds from Russia's state assets to Ukraine. There aren't many US state assets Russia can get hold of, so it's likely investors are the ones at risk. pic.twitter.com/JV5CMEsns8