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On a New Mechanism for the Confiscation of Russian Sovereign Assets: Consensus Between the US Administration and Congress

... will last for years and decades In the United States, both houses of Congress approved the bill H.R. 8038 , titled “21 st Century Peace through Strength Act”. In Russia, the bill received resonance in connection with the legal mechanism for the confiscation of Russia’s sovereign assets. Previously, there were no such mechanisms in the arsenal of US sanctions policy towards Russia. What will the new law look like? What was the relationship between the Biden Administration and Congress regarding the bill and sanctions against Russia in general? What were the prerequisites for its adoption and what ...

03.06.2024

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Sanctions and the Confiscation of Russian Property. The First Experience

... against the remaining Western businesses. However, so far, Moscow has been extremely hesitant to freeze Western property. While the US, EU and other Western countries have actively blocked Russians and their assets, Russia has mainly responded with visa sanctions. The confiscation could overwhelm Moscow’s patience and make the retaliatory practice more proportionate. Finally, the practice of confiscation modifies the very Western idea of sanctions. It currently implies, among other things, that the “behavioural ...

11.01.2023

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U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements	33 (31%)
U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity	30 (28%)
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U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China	21 (19%)