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On a New Mechanism for the Confiscation of Russian Sovereign Assets: Consensus Between the US Administration and Congress

... will last for years and decades In the United States, both houses of Congress approved the bill H.R. 8038 , titled “21 st Century Peace through Strength Act”. In Russia, the bill received resonance in connection with the legal mechanism for the confiscation of Russia’s sovereign assets. Previously, there were no such mechanisms in the arsenal of US sanctions policy towards Russia. What will the new law look like? What was the relationship between the Biden Administration and Congress regarding ...

03.06.2024

Sanctions and the Confiscation of Russian Property. The First Experience

... same time, the possibility that these assets could be confiscated and liquidated so that the funds could be transferred to Ukraine was discussed. So far, only Canada has such a legal mechanism. It will also be the first country to implement the idea of confiscation in practice. How does the new mechanism work, what is the essence of the first confiscation, and what consequences can we expect from the new practice in the future? Ivan Timofeev: Unprecedented Sanctions? By No Means Loss of control over ...

11.01.2023

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