Russian oligarchs offer to pay off sanctions by giving their billions to Ukraine

The controversial proposal was voiced at the last meeting of G7 finance ministers.

At the last meeting of G7 finance ministers, the topic was mostly discussed war in Ukraine. And how Ukraine can be rebuilt after the war . The conference was coming to an end when the very controversial idea of ​​”buying out” Russian oligarchs from sanctions was suddenly expressed. This was reported by Handelsblatt .

Canadian Finance Minister Christa Freeland has told her six fellow ministers that she is being called and very dissatisfied with Russian oligarchs on Western sanctions lists.

And not just because of the inconvenience of travel restrictions and asset freezes . Allegedly, they, the oligarchs, are critical of Russia's aggressive war against Ukraine, but they cannot distance themselves from the invasion due to the threat of repression by the Kremlin.

part of their wealth for the reconstruction of Ukraine, and they are lifted sanctions for it.

The German publication describes this idea as follows:

“Such an agreement could bring certain benefits to all parties: Kyiv receives billions, the West avoids the debate on expropriation, and Russian entrepreneurs return its luxurious life “

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Recall that Polish President Andrzej Duda after a speech in the Verkhovna Rada said that Ukraine must be rebuilt from military reparations from Russia .

See the special topic: More than 15,000 Ukrainians have already been awarded state awards – Zelensky The president summed up three months of opposition to the Russian invasion. The Ministry of Finance has placed 12.6 billion in military bonds. This is almost twice as much as last week. Ukrainian military completely defeated the “advanced” 58th Army of the Russian Federation – interception by the SBU The occupier said that in some other companies there were almost no soldiers left. The European Commission intends to simplify the confiscation of Russian assets – Reuters In particular, to make the seizure of assets possible when they are transferred to third parties. Canada sends another 20,000 artillery shells to Ukraine Ammunition can be used by artillery systems, including the M777 howitzers.

Based on materials: ZN.ua

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