Colorado state senators Michael Bennett and Ohio state senators Rob Portman initiated the transfer of the arrested Russian fortune to funds created to support Ukrainian refugees and restore Ukraine, Axios reports..
Bill proposed by bipartisan senators sends important message to Ukraine. This demonstrates that the US Congress is closely monitoring all sanctions and is trying to coordinate in the right direction, where the seized assets will go..
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The senators stressed that their legislative initiative should clearly show what the war in Ukraine will cost the Russian president and the oligarchs..
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According to the bill, the Ukraine aid fund will be managed by the State Department in consultation with the US Agency for International Development..
Recall that the United States announced a reward for information about the assets of Russian oligarchs and corrupt officials.