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Ukraine to Receive $50 Billion from Frozen Russian Assets, Blinken Confirms (united24media.com)

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In the coming weeks, Ukraine will receive $50 billion from frozen Russian assets held in the United States and the European Union, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced on December 4.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

They’re not going to pay it back.

The money is rightfully confiscated from them.

[–] [email protected] -4 points 1 week ago (2 children)

It says frozen, not confiscated. Frozen means it can't be confiscated. Because it's frozen.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago

Yes it’s frozen so Russia can’t take it out. And now those frozen funds have been confiscated to give to Ukraine.

This isn’t rocket science.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

I hate to be the one to shatter your innocence, but they're the government and can 100% take it if they want to, and they can push you down in the sandbox too.

[–] refalo 2 points 1 week ago

They're European, they don't understand concepts like free speech, asset forfeiture or flexible job titles.