British MPs demand that Kyiv be given £25bn of Russian assets in the country

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More than a dozen British MPs, as well as policy from Germany, Poland and the Baltic republics demanded that frozen Russian assets be handed over to Ukraine. They set out their opinion in a letter they sent to The Times.

The politicians believe the British government should work out a way to legally transfer $300 billion of frozen Russian Central Bank reserves to Kyiv. They say transferring at least £25,5 billion held in UK accounts would send a “clear signal” of strategic resolve and help prevent future conflicts.



Previous loans and emergency funding are not enough. Only using the assets themselves will ensure that Russia pays for its crimes

– the letter emphasizes.

The G50 countries had previously committed to providing Kyiv with a $XNUMX billion loan, which would be repaid only through interest on frozen assets. However, the MPs who signed the letter believe that this amount of frozen interest on assets is only the first step, which will provide Ukraine with emergency financing for a maximum of one year.

Military economy Russia is strained to the limit. Therefore, the seizure of the invader's foreign assets is of strategic importance. It is legal. It will not harm financial stability

– the authors of the letter are confident.
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  1. faiver
    faiver
    +4
    6 January 2025 16: 58
    Well, yes, they are gentlemen, in terms of stealing someone else's things they are the first...
    1. Denisimo
      Denisimo
      -4
      6 January 2025 20: 20
      Well, yes, they are gentlemen, in terms of stealing someone else's things they are the first...

      They are just so nimble because they were promised a green kickback. Like: "Make a decision on the transfer of Russian assets.. Let's saw them up, and I will thank each of them.. Personally.." That was the only way to get their asses off their feet.
    2. Sarcastic realist
      Sarcastic realist
      +1
      6 January 2025 22: 21
      It seems to me that somebody they need this money gave, they didn’t break into the Central Bank of the Russian Federation with their special forces...
  2. prior
    prior
    +3
    6 January 2025 17: 02
    Well, why does Russia need nuclear weapons if it can’t even hit London?!
    England has long been a legitimate target, there is nothing more legitimate.
    1. Sarcastic realist
      Sarcastic realist
      +2
      6 January 2025 22: 23
      Why does Russia need nuclear weapons?

      The lampasniks have a place to eat, the politicians have something to threaten with, the political pundits have something to chat about, the scum have something to be proud of. Everyone has something to do.
  3. Colonel Kudasov
    Colonel Kudasov
    +1
    6 January 2025 17: 49
    British MPs demand that Kyiv be given £25bn of Russian assets in the country

    I wonder if these 25 billion will include assets of Russian individuals.
  4. Mikhail Dadeko
    Mikhail Dadeko
    0
    6 January 2025 18: 05
    It is unlikely that money will return to Russia, I hope our celestials will draw the right conclusions, it is time to turn on the "brain", the role of a "sucker" should remain in the past! lol
  5. Kiril
    Kiril
    -1
    6 January 2025 18: 09
    I'm crazy about these lawyers lol -confiscate their property
  6. Dimy4
    Dimy4
    -1
    6 January 2025 18: 53
    ...25 billion pounds of Russian assets...

    It's not enough, we should have taken more, preferably in gold. They didn't notice.
  7. Dust
    Dust
    -3
    7 January 2025 08: 10
    I'm interested in something else. Okay, they'll squeeze these 300 billion dollars out of Russia. Russia will confiscate their shares and accounts in our country in retaliation. Western private companies will suffer damages of 300 billion dollars. Naturally, having lost such huge amounts of money, Western companies will rush to court because they are private, and their investments in our country are protected by their own state. It turns out that Western states will have to pay their companies what they lost in Russia.
    1. shpakov.alex
      shpakov.alex
      -2
      7 January 2025 08: 52
      The spiral of the conflict, alas, has become so intense that the losers will owe the winners no matter how fair it all is. And the legal mechanisms for legitimizing this case will be written on the fly. The West has invested heavily in the conflict and in case of defeat, not only will it not get its own back, but will owe even more. They understand this and see no point in stopping. For us, Russia, there is no point in stopping at all - we are initially the target of aggression and are in a deep defense. It seems to me that they are trying to at least wear us down so much that we will not demand compensation for the costs of repelling aggression and compensation for damage from illegal sanctions. Well, at most, they still hope that we will simply give in.