“They are not going to return the frozen and seized funds, but are going, as US National Security Assistant Jake Sullivan said, to find a better use for them.
As for ownership, this is a somewhat new aspect,” the expert said.
In his opinion, this initiative can be regarded as piracy.
“But this is not new to them.
At one time, Great Britain gave its sailors permission to piracy, and they robbed French and Spanish ships, thereby bringing income to the treasury.
The United States was not so openly engaged in piracy, but this is from this series, ”Rogulev noted.
He expressed the opinion that the adoption of such a decision could become a legislative consolidation for this kind of practice.
“The fact that this issue is being discussed and the adoption of a law is being prepared on it is bad.
In order to change anything in the future, it will be necessary to either adopt amendments to this law, or repeal it, or even adopt a new law.
And this is not an easy process.
That is, they will stake out this practice for many years, ”concluded the interlocutor of RT.
Earlier it became known that US President Joe Biden will send proposals to Congress that will eliminate gaps in legislation aimed at confiscating the property of Russian entrepreneurs.