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Russia: Freezing of Assets

Commons · Question 15833 · Tabled 25 Nov 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 3 Dec 2024

Question

Asked by Alex Sobel

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of transferring frozen Russian assets held in the UK to support the underwriting of insurance for Ukrainian projects.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Doughty, 3 Dec 2024

This Government is clear that Russia must be held responsible for its illegal war. That includes its obligations under international law to pay for the damage it has caused in Ukraine. Working with allies, we continue to pursue all possible lawful further...