UK will return Russian money it is ‘so generously giving away’ – Moscow

Transferring Russia’s sovereign assets to Kiev is a gross violation of international law, State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin has said

Russian State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin © Sputnik / Vladimir Fedorenko

The UK’s transfer of the proceeds from Russia’s frozen central bank funds to Ukraine is a blatant violation of international law, Russian State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin has said.

On Friday, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denis Shmigal said that Kiev had received a first tranche worth about $1 billion from the UK, secured by the proceeds from the Russian assets. He said the funds would go toward “strengthening” Ukraine’s defense and voiced hope that all frozen Russian assets would be “confiscated and transferred” to Kiev.

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