The government is getting more power-drunk, stupid and dangerous by the day.
This would be a very bad mistake. Only a stupid government like ours would pull this stunt.
The Ukrainian crazies on FR and in the US Senate don’t seem to understand the implications of arbitrary seizure of assets.
It is already known that U.S. and British officials together been working toward the efforts to seize confiscated Russian assets. Hopefully, the G7 leaders will issue a strong statement when they meet in late February.
The G7 leaders consistently stated that Russia is obligated under international law to end its war and pay for the damage it has caused, which already exceeds $400 billion dollars, according to the World Bank.
If the Putin Groupies are upset, it must be the right move
The government is getting more power-drunk, stupid and dangerous by the day.
As other nations see this continuance of the financial belligerence of the US of A, trust in US treasurys ratchets down another notch or two...
Some pol was quoted in the article as this being another way to prosecute war.