“British MPs called on the government to hand over frozen Russian assets to Ukraine MPs of the British Parliament called on the government to hand over frozen Russian assets to Ukraine. The initiative was supported by parliamentarians from Germany, Poland, the Baltic states and Finland.”, — write on: unn.ua
Previous loans and emergency financing are not enough. Only using the assets themselves ensures that Russia will pay for its crimes,
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According to the deputies, the government must decide how to legally transfer to Ukraine 300 billion dollars of frozen reserves of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation.
They believe handing over at least £25.5 billion held in UK accounts will send a “clear signal” of strategic resolve and help prevent future conflicts.
The letter was signed by more than ten British MPs, as well as eight high-ranking parliamentarians from allied countries: Germany, Poland, the Baltic states and Finland.
It is noted that Great Britain has the most frozen Russian reserves outside the EU.
We will remind
Last December, at a meeting of EU leaders, a conflict arose between Scholz and Duda regarding the confiscation of 260 billion euros of frozen assets of the Russian Federation. Germany opposes it because of risks to financial markets, while Poland supports the idea.