“Of course, it is wrong for a country to simply steal other people’s assets,” he said.
Rogers also stressed that he does not approve of this policy of the US authorities. At the same time, according to the investor, Washington will now do anything to support Ukraine against Russia.
In mid-May, Secretary of State Antony Blinken confirmed that the United States intends to use confiscated Russian assets to finance the reconstruction of Ukraine. He also added that Washington is working with other G7 countries to do the same.
The Seven, in turn, agreed to send kyiv a loan worth $50 billion, which will be repaid with interest on Russian assets frozen in the West.
At the same time, the IMF criticized this decision of the West: according to the head of the Fund’s mission in Ukraine, Gavin Gray, this threatens the functioning of the international monetary system due to the lack of a legal framework.
In Russia itself, the confiscation of property in the West has also been repeatedly described as theft.
