Freezing of Assets: Russia
Commons · Question 77229 · Tabled 15 Sep 2025 · Treasury · Official record
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Question
Asked by Steve Darling
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with his European Union counterparts on (a) seeking to increase the level of profits from frozen Russian assets and (b) sharing the legal risks of doing taking such an approach.
Answer
Answered by Lucy Rigby, 13 Oct 2025
The Chancellor is actively engaging with our EU partners, including recently at ECOFIN, and through regular discussions with G7 finance ministers to explore all viable legal avenues to make use of Russia’s sovereign assets for the benefit of Ukraine, in l...