Answering journalists’ questions about the seizure of Russian assets, he said that, first of all, the US administration needs “additional legislative powers of Congress” so that the president can act in this direction.
Second, according to Kirby, Washington must involve its coalition partners, who also participated in the freezing of Russian assets.
“The proposal is to explore the possibility of using frozen assets to help Ukraine,” TASS quoted a White House spokesperson as saying. He added that the United States is now consulting with allies and partners on this issue.
Previously, the head of the Russian Ministry of Finance, Anton Siluanov, stated that any action with Russian assets abroad will have a symmetrical response. In Russia, no fewer foreign assets are frozen than Russian ones, the minister explained, adding that Russia closely follows the decisions of Western countries.
