US Attorney General permits transfer of confiscated Russian assets to Ukraine for first time
Pravda Ukraine
On Wednesday 10 May, US Attorney General Merrick Garland authorised the first transfer of confiscated Russian assets to Ukraine for reconstruction purposes.
Source: a statement by Garland quoted by Reuters, reported by European Pravda
Details: The funds in question were confiscated by a US court from Russian oligarch Konstantin Malofeyev, who was charged with evading sanctions.