US President Joe Biden said that new sanctions would be introduced against Russian oligarchs.
The head of the White House emphasized that the property of the Russian kleptocracy should be confiscated, and the oligarchs themselves should be held accountable.
Biden said this on April 28 during his speech on the situation in Ukraine.
“I will send another package to Congress against the Russian oligarchs to take away their property. We will hunt for their estates, yachts. We need to fight Putin’s kleptocracy. These are the bad guys and they must be held accountable,” he said. the president. USA.
Biden also announced the creation of new procedures to allow the seizure and confiscation of these assets.
“It is necessary to confiscate property associated with the Russian kleptocracy. And it must be taken into account that when these assets are sold, the seized funds can be used to help Ukraine,” he summed up.
Earlier, Joe Biden called Russia an aggressor and called on the world to do everything possible to hold him accountable . He will also ask Congress for an additional $33 billion for Ukraine.
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