The West is finally starting to finance Ukraine not with Western taxpayers' money but with Putin's money.
According to the instructions in the Financial Times article, it seems to be turning into reality, SIA reports.
"Western governments have refused to use the huge sums of Russian state assets that are frozen in their financial systems to help the victims of the war. And yet the moral, legal and strategic case for doing so is compelling. It is time to seize the moment and seize these assets," the article states.
At the start of the war, G7 countries and their allies froze Russian Central Bank (CBR) reserves deposited in their jurisdictions. This well-coordinated and highly effective move deprived Russia of access to — but not ownership of — these assets. While we do not know their exact value, as most states refuse to disclose their holdings, they are believed to total over $300 billion — twice Ukraine’s current GDP.
Throughout the invasion, Russia has inflicted over $400 billion of damage on Ukraine and committed thousands of alleged war crimes. Ukraine’s national income has crashed by a third, leaving the country desperately needing continuous financial support. The West has generously provided over $150 billion in financial and military aid.
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