Prime Minister Denis Shmygal called the confiscation and use of Russian assets a government priority for this year.
— The confiscation of Russian assets should become a reliable source of support for our state and funding for reconstruction. $300 billion — This is what we know about, what we are having a dialogue about. Fortunately, today he is much more progressive and optimistic than he was a year ago, — he said at the final press conference.
At what stage is the process of confiscation of assets of the Russian Federation
According to him, now most partners support the idea of using Russian assets to restore Ukraine, and there is also full readiness to use the income received from frozen assets, but this is only the first step.
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— We are interested in confiscation. We are currently working on creating an international confiscation working group. We are planning its first meeting. We are working separately with Belgium and the EU on the use of income received from these Russian assets, — he emphasized.
According to the World Bank, the total cost of rebuilding Ukraine has reached $486 billion. Direct losses from the war are estimated at almost $152 billion.
