Blinken evaluated the US administration's measures against Russia at the budget session he attended in the Foreign Relations Committee of the House of Representatives.
"We are talking about confiscating the assets, yachts, villas and bank accounts of Russian oligarchs. If we accept this principle, can this also be applied to (Russian) state assets? Because much higher amounts of money belonging to the Russian Central Bank are frozen," Blinken said. "In short, yes." he replied.
Blinken added, "This is something we're asking our lawyers to work with—what (legal) powers potentially need to seize these assets? But not just to seize them, but also as Congressman Wilson suggested (for Ukraine) these assets. They are also looking into the use of . continued as.
US President Joe Biden announced that they have taken steps that give the administration broader powers to seize assets belonging to Russian oligarchs and use them for Ukraine, and that they are working jointly with Congress on this issue.
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