In the United States, seized Russian assets are planned to be used to help Ukraine

The bill was approved by the US House of Representatives

In the United States, assets associated with Russia are proposed to be confiscated and sold. They want to send the funds received for military and humanitarian assistance to Ukraine. The bill, writes , was approved yesterday by the House of Representatives of the US Congress. Vedomosti

The initiative was supported by 417 congressmen, opposed by 8. According to the draft document, the US president must “take all constitutional steps to seize and seize the assets of foreigners whose funds were obtained in part through corruption,” which allegedly may be associated with the Russian authorities. It is proposed to seize, among other things, property received thanks to the support of the Russian authorities.

Such measures may affect assets from $2 million. Russian energy companies may also fall under the new law. The exact mechanisms will be determined by an interdepartmental group led by the US Secretary of State.

The State Duma called the new law “robbery at the state level,” writes Izvestia . According to the first deputy chairman of the State Duma Control Committee, Dmitry Gusev, this is "a typical US colonial policy - the creation of strongholds and bases in strategically important areas." The fact that the funds will be sent to help Ukraine, he called "a lie."