This content was originally published by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and is reprinted with permission.
In an obvious mutual walk, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on May 23 allowing the arrest of goods, stocks, and house belonging to the United States or to U. S. people in Russia to account for damage caused by the forfeiture of property and property belonging to Russian magnates and the Soviet central bank in the United States.
Next month, U. S. President Joe Biden signed into law the Rebuilding Economic Prosperity and Opportunity for Ukrainians Act, which allows Washington to seize about$ 5 billion in Russian state assets located in the United States.
The policy was included in the U. S. assistance package for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan.
