The US will give Ukraine the confiscated money of Russian oligarchs - Blinken

The United States will transfer assets seized from Russian oligarchs under sanctions to Ukraine for the first time since the start of Russia's large-scale military invasion of Ukraine.

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said this at a joint press conference with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba.

"Those who contributed to Putin's aggressive war must pay their dues. For the first time, we are transferring assets seized from sanctioned Russian oligarchs to Ukraine, which will now be used to support Ukrainian military veterans," said the US Secretary of State.

We are talking about 5.4 million dollars, which are planned to be directed to the support and rehabilitation of veterans.

Earlier, US First Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco announced that US authorities are preparing to seize Russian assets worth more than $1 billion worldwide.

source: xabar.uz