U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said legal studies are under way on how Russia’s assets abroad can be seized to help rebuild Ukraine. „So we’re looking at what legal authorities we may have, the Europeans may have, to actually use those assets for Ukraine … We have to make sure that there is a legal basis to do that. And as I said, since most of the assets are in Europe, Europeans also have to be convinced that there’s a basis to do it.“ (Politico) – Der Clou ist, dass das meiste russische Vermögen in Europa liegt. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said legal studies are under way on how Russia’s assets abroad can be seized to help rebuild Ukraine. „So we’re looking at what legal authorities we may have, the Europeans may have, to actually use those assets for Ukraine … We have to make sure that there is a legal basis to do that.

Source: Handelsblatt October 06, 2023 14:46 UTC