Frozen Russian assets should be fully confiscated and transferred to Ukraine, former Prime Minister and Kyiv Security Forum (KSF) founder, Arseniy Yatsenyuk, said at the KSF’s online discussion panel on May 17.
From: New Voice of Ukraine 🇺🇦 “All the threats that if the free world legally confiscates Russian assets, it may somehow affect the dollar or the euro do not deserve any attention,” Yatsenyuk stated. He argued that the real threat to these currencies is “the collapse of the Ukrainian state, the collapse of the leadership positions of the United States and the EU.”
Despite ongoing G7 sanctions, Moscow is reportedly spending about $120 billion annually on the war. Yatsenyuk emphasized the importance of political will and belief in a rules-based world order for addressing the situation.
He also responded to a joint statement by Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping, which harshly criticized attempts to confiscate Russian assets. Yatsenyuk viewed this as an attempt to blackmail the free world, challenging the resolve of the United States and European Union.
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