LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.dbzer0.com to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agoTrump's Justice Department ends Biden-era task force aimed at seizing assets of Russian oligarchsapnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square36linkfedilinkarrow-up1595arrow-down14file-text
arrow-up1591arrow-down1external-linkTrump's Justice Department ends Biden-era task force aimed at seizing assets of Russian oligarchsapnews.comLifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.dbzer0.com to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square36linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareRevonult@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 months agoNot sure if same program but didn’t we send alot of money to Ukrane that was seized Russian funds?
minus-squaresensiblepuffin@lemmy.funami.techlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·9 months agoLooks like yes - the G7 seized about 325B and the interest yielded was the basis for the 20B sent to Ukraine. I fear that now, it’ll just get returned to their owners. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c047zrzr2xro
Not sure if same program but didn’t we send alot of money to Ukrane that was seized Russian funds?
Looks like yes - the G7 seized about 325B and the interest yielded was the basis for the 20B sent to Ukraine. I fear that now, it’ll just get returned to their owners.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c047zrzr2xro