Section: Economy
Britain has found a way to return confiscated funds of Russian oligarchs to Ukraine
The question of confiscating Russian assets abroad has been discussed practically since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale aggression against Ukraine. All Ukrainian allies agree that Ukraine should receive compensation through the seizure of Russian assets. However, no common solutions on how to do this have been reached yet, and each...
Confiscation as the last argument: How does the United States see the mechanism of transferring Russian assets to Ukraine?
A year ago, in June 2022, Canada passed special legislation called the Special Economic Measures Act, which introduced the procedure for the confiscation of Russian assets. At that time, this step was seen as an important milestone towards ensuring compensation for Ukraine. And most importantly, it served as a precedent for other countries,...
5 steps towards Russian funds for reconstruction of Ukraine
The European Union has concluded that it cannot legally confiscate frozen Russian assets in the EU, but it has finally identified a potential path for their utilization. No country in the world can meet all of Ukraine’s reconstruction needs. The scattered frozen Russian assets around the world remain the real and primary source of recovery....
Global brands continue to finance the war
After the start of full-scale war and the mass withdrawal of international companies from the Russian market, the visit of Ukrainians to stores became reminiscent of an episode from the TV series In a Better World: how to buy a chocolate bar without sponsoring terrorism. According to data from the KSE Institute, out of nearly 1,500 large foreign...
The battle for the South. Why Africa supports Russia and how Ukraine plans to change it
Ukraine has not been actively engaged in developing relations with Africa for three decades, but it has decided to change that. How Kyiv plans to compete with Moscow for the favor of African countries is discussed in the material by RBC-Ukraine (Ukrainian media outlet). Lately, Africa has been appearing more frequently in Ukrainian news. Frankly...
Ukraine — South Korea: undiscovered potential
Olena Zelenska’s visit and South Korea’s support for Ukraine In May, the First Lady of Ukraine, Olena Zelenska, visited Seoul, the capital of the Republic of Korea, as a special envoy of the Ukrainian President. On May 16, she met with the President of South Korea, Yoon Suk Yeol, at the administration in Yongsan. During the meeting,...